Cross-border drone strikes hit Russian e-commerce hubs as casualties mount

Cross-border strikes and regional escalation have intensified alongside frontline fighting. Ukrainian drone attacks targeted major Russian e-commerce hubs, setting fire to a Wildberries warehouse in Leningrad Oblast and hitting several Ozon facilities, including a hub in Dagestan. The attacks sent Ozon's shares down nearly 30 percent.

Casualties mounted across several regions. Five people died and ten were injured during strikes in Moscow Oblast, while seven people were killed after a drone crashed onto a beach in Krasnodar Krai. Meanwhile, overnight Russian bombardment in Kyiv left nine dead and dozens injured.

On the ground, Russian troops achieved a tactical breakthrough near Artelne in Kharkiv Oblast. Ukrainian forces continued advancing toward Velyka Novosilka, while Belarus announced the creation of a new air assault brigade near the Ukrainian border.

Sources: Mediazona, Point, Радіо Свобода, The Guardian, The Insider