Cross-border strikes inflict casualties and target commercial hubs in Ukraine and Russia

Cross-border attacks continue to escalate across Ukraine and Russia, resulting in civilian casualties and widespread infrastructure damage. Russian strikes on Kyiv killed nine civilians and injured 33 others. In Russia, Ukrainian drone attacks hit commercial logistics hubs, setting fire to a Wildberries facility near Saint Petersburg and targeting multiple Ozon distribution centers across the country, causing a sharp decline in Ozon shares.

Casualties were also reported in Moscow Oblast, where five people died in a warehouse strike, and in Krasnodar Krai, where a drone crash on a beach killed seven people and injured approximately 40. On the ground, Russian forces achieved tactical gains near Artelne in the Kharkiv region, while Ukrainian troops advanced toward Velyka Novosilka. Meanwhile, Belarusian authorities reported forming a new air assault brigade near the Ukrainian border.

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