# Kyiv strikes St Petersburg again as NATO leaders prepare for Trump summit

An episode of [Ukraine: The Latest](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1612424182), 6 Jul 2026, 40 min.

Audio: https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6583012e715d5300169dcdcb/e/6a4bc6520f098230b2a720dd/media.mp3

Day 1,592. Ahead of the NATO summit in Turkey, Russia kills more Ukrainian civilians in the second mass aerial strike in four days. Moscow also claims they’ve taken the Donbas city of Kostiantynivka, then later says fighting is ongoing – Dom tries to decipher the conflicting reports. Then he has the latest on Ukraine’s most recent drone strikes against a St Petersburg oil terminal, as Russians consider refuelling in China amid petrol shortages across the country. And we hear from our team on the ground in Ankara before looking ahead to what we can expect from this year’s NATO summit, where Trump is expected to put pressure on allies over defence spending. Contributors: Dominic Nicholls (Host on Ukraine: The Latest). @DomNicholls on X. Francis Dearnley (Host on Ukraine: The Latest). @FrancisDearnley on X. Producer: Rachel Porter Senior Producer: Lilian Fawcett Video Producer: Sophie O’Sullivan Social Producer: Tom Steed Studio Director: Meghan Searle Executive Editor: Francis Dearnley Created by David Knowles NOW IN FULL VIDEO WITH MAPS & BATTLEFIELD FOOTAGE: Every episode is now available on our YouTube channel shortly after the release of the audio version. You will find it here: https://www.youtube.com/@UkraineTheLatest CONTENT REFERENCED: Trump threatens NATO on eve of summit https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/07/05/trump-threatens-nato-on-eve-of-summit/ Putin faces a fork in the road (Memphis Barker for the Telegraph) https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/07/06/vladimir-putin-faces-fork-in-road-russia-ukraine/ Fuel shortages after Ukrainian drone attacks push Russians to refuel in China (RBC Ukraine) https://newsukraine.rbc.ua/news/fuel-shortages-push-russians-to-refill-their-1783332958.html EMAIL US: Contact the team on ukrainepod@telegraph.co.uk. We continue to read every message, and seek to respond to as many as possible. HIGHLIGHTS: • Kyiv strikes St Petersburg again as NATO leaders prepare for Trump summit • War unleashes 'fire tornado' in Chernobyl Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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