As a former St Petersburg taxi driver Russian president Vladimir Putin knows how important the cost of fuel is. And by hitting his hometown hard this weekend, Ukraine is aiming to drive up the costs of the war – for Putin and his people. Ukrainian drone and missile strikes this weekend on a major oil depot and military base in the city where Putin once served as mayor, are increasing pressure on Russia’s air defences and logistics and forcing Kremlin leaders into tough decisions about which parts of the country to defend. St. Petersburg Governor Alexander Beglov said Russia’s second-largest […]