Deadly drone strikes hit Russian warehouses and beach as frontline clashes escalate

Cross-border strikes and intense frontline combat continue across Ukraine and Russia. Ukrainian drone attacks targeting commercial and logistics facilities caused significant blazes at Wildberries e-commerce warehouses in the Moscow and Leningrad regions. Officials in the Moscow region reported at least five fatalities and ten injuries, while a strike in Leningrad injured one person. In Krasnodar Krai, a drone crashed onto a crowded beach in Arkhipo-Osypivka near Gelendzhik, killing seven people, including three children, and injuring about 40 others.

Inside Ukraine, a Russian strike on Kyiv claimed nine lives and wounded 33 individuals. Along the frontlines, Russian forces achieved tactical gains near Artelne and entered Kostiantynivka, while Ukrainian forces advanced toward Uspenivka. Additionally, Belarusian authorities confirmed establishing a new air assault brigade near the Ukrainian border.

Sources: France24, Mediazona, Point, The Insider, Радіо Свобода