In brief
A Ukrainian drone strike on a warehouse near Moscow left five people dead and ten injured, according to the region’s governor. Ukrainian officials say the target was a Wildberries distribution centre, alleging it supplies Russian forces – a claim Moscow rejects. The incident follows a string of similar attacks on Wildberries sites in St Peterburg and Tver and highlights the escalating cross‑border retaliation. Russia said it intercepted and destroyed 320 drones that night and announced a counter‑strike killing at least four civilians in Ukraine. The conflict’s latest escalation underscores the blurred line between civilian infrastructure and wartime logistics.
At least five people were killed and ten more injured in a Ukrainian drone strike on a warehouse close to Moscow overnight on Tuesday, the region's governor said.
The official did not specify what had been targeted but Ukraine has been carrying out strikes on facilities operated by Wildberries in recent weeks, often dubbed the "Russian Amazon".
Kyiv says the depots are used to supply the Russian military, which Moscow denies. Local officials also said Wildberries warehouses were targeted in the St. Petersburg and Tver regions overnight.
Russia also launched strikes against parts of Ukraine, killing at least four and injuring several people. The Russian defence ministry said it had intercepted and destroyed 320 drones overnight.
Moscow region governor Andrei Vorobyov said an industrial site in Novoselki, Chekhov – about 69 km south of the Kremlin – was attacked, triggering a fire at a warehouse. He wrote on Telegram that seven of the 10 people injured were in a moderate condition, with one in a serious condition.
Ukrainian media reported that the site of the Moscow strike was linked to Wildberries. The company has not commented publicly but confirmed its facility in St. Petersburg was hit.
Meanwhile, Ukraine's State Emergency Service said an 89‑year‑old woman was killed and two girls, aged two and 12, were among seven injured in a Russian strike on the southern port city of Mykolaiv overnight. A woman and two girls, aged five and ten, were killed in a strike on a residential area in Sumy, and another four people were injured. Russian strikes also injured two people in the city of Bilhorod‑Dnistrovskyi, while a food warehouse was set on fire in Dnipro, according to the State Emergency Service.
