Deadly strikes hit Ukraine and Russia as frontline drone warfare intensifies

Cross-border strikes between Russia and Ukraine have caused significant casualties on both sides as long-range attacks and frontline combat intensify.

In Ukraine, extensive Russian missile and drone strikes hit several regions. Ukrainian authorities reported at least 17 deaths and dozens wounded in the Kyiv area, alongside fatal strikes on residential buildings in Kharkiv and Kramatorsk, and further injuries in Zaporizhzhia.

Simultaneously, Ukrainian drone strikes targeted infrastructure inside Russia. Explosions hit warehouses belonging to the e-commerce company Wildberries in Moscow and Saint Petersburg, resulting in at least five deaths in the capital. A separate strike in the Belgorod border region killed three people.

Meanwhile, frontline troops described perilous conditions in contested grey zones, where pervasive drone surveillance makes any exposed movement lethal.

Sources: 8 Sidor, Dagens Industri, Dagens Nyheter, SVT, Svenska Dagbladet