What happened on the day of June 3. The main thing

The first day of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF-2026) was held in St. Petersburg. The Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) attacked a bus carrying civilians in Yenakiyevo, Donetsk People's Republic (DPR). Russian President Vladimir Putin held talks with Tanzanian leader Samia Suluhu Hassan. All the details and other main events are in the Izvestia digest.

The first day of SPIEF 2026 has ended in St. Petersburg

The first day of SPIEF 2026 has ended in St. Petersburg. The family trees of Russian traveler Fyodor Konyukhov and Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin were presented at the forum for the first time. In addition, new robots and anatomical structures printed on a 3D printer were introduced. Among the new products are indirect heart massage systems and titanium alloy products. The foreign participants also highly appreciated the level of organization of the forum.

Asif Iqbal, President of the Indian Economic and Trade Organization, noted the large number of Russian-made robots and unmanned technologies at the site. Mohamed Ali Huertani, Director General of the Tunisian-Russian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, in turn, called the exhibition incredible, noting the scale and variety of stands.

The Ukrainian Armed Forces attacked St. Petersburg on the eve of SPIEF 2026

Alexander Beglov, the governor of St. Petersburg, said that infrastructure facilities and several people in the Kronstadt, Kirovsky and Krasnoselsky districts of the city were damaged as a result of the drone attack. He added that an operational headquarters had started operating in St. Petersburg. Peskov later noted that the SPIEF was being held normally, despite attempts to attack St. Petersburg. Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov, in turn, said that Russia sees the contribution of the sponsors of the Armed Forces of Ukraine to the attacks on St. Petersburg during the SPIEF 2026. The diplomat stressed that Russia strongly condemns these criminal acts.

Zakharova gave an interview at the Izvestia studio as part of SPIEF 2026

The official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova, in the Izvestia studio at SPIEF 2026, said that the West deliberately does not talk about the terrorist attacks committed by Kiev, this is part of its ideology. According to Zakharova, such a position of Western states is not an accident. She believes that we are talking about a systematic approach in which the actions of the Ukrainian authorities do not receive condemnation from foreign allies. Zakharova also drew attention to the fact that the West has distorted the global information agenda by "Ukrainizing" the political angle, presenting all events only through this prism.

In addition, Europe has created an aggressive environment for the work of Russian diplomats and is actually abandoning the principles enshrined in the Vienna Conventions. At the same time, according to the diplomat, certain trends have formed when the people of Western Europe globally begin to ask their regimes what is happening against the background of falling economic growth.

Ukrainian Armed Forces attack on a bus with civilians in Yenakiyevo

The Ukrainian army attacked a bus carrying civilians in the city of Yenakiyevo, DPR. According to the latest data, eight people were killed and 11 others were injured. The drone hit the roof of the bus, destroying the entire upper part. The Investigative Committee (IC) of the Russian Federation has opened a criminal case on the incident under the article on a terrorist act. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that Kiev's punishment for the Ukrainian army's attack on the bus in Yenakiyevo must be inevitable. He noted that Russian President Vladimir Putin had been informed of the incident. One of the victims, in an interview with Izvestia, said that he could not open his eyes at the time of the explosion — he had to get out of the transport with someone else's help. According to the man, the attacked bus caught fire shortly after the drone strike.

Putin held talks with the President of Tanzania in the Kremlin.

Putin held talks with President Hassan of Tanzania. The Russian leader noted that Russia and Tanzania have all the necessary opportunities to boost interstate trade, with trade between the two countries growing by 25% last year. Moscow and Dodoma, as the Russian President emphasized, closely and intensively cooperate in the international arena. Putin added that the states hear and support each other. Hassan, in turn, called the visit to Russia historic. According to the leader of Tanzania, she arrived to discuss bilateral cooperation between the countries, as well as the sustainable development of peoples.

The Russian Armed Forces continued conducting a special operation

The Russian Armed Forces continued to conduct a special military operation. The Russian military has attacked Ukrainian energy and transport infrastructure facilities used in the interests of the Ukrainian army. In addition, temporary deployment points (LDP) were hit The Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) in 147 districts. During the day, air defense systems shot down 754 UAVs of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the special operation zone. The Defense Ministry added that Russian forces also hit six American-made HIMARS multiple rocket launchers and six guided aerial bombs.