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Drone strikes hit Russian e-commerce hubs and civilian areas as casualties mount

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Posted Sep 5, 2026, 06:30 AM UTC · In the digest of 2026-09-05-0630
Drone strikes hit Russian e-commerce hubs and civilian areas as casualties mount
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Cross-border drone attacks target major Russian logistics hubs and cause casualties across several regions, while frontline clashes persist.

Recent cross-border drone strikes and frontline actions have led to growing civilian casualties and supply chain disruptions in Russia and Ukraine. Ukrainian drone attacks targeted major Russian e-commerce facilities, igniting fires at a Wildberries warehouse near Saint Petersburg and damaging multiple Ozon logistics hubs in Dagestan and southern Russia. Following the incidents, Ozon's stock price dropped by nearly 30 percent.

Fatalities from aerial bombardment continued to mount on both sides. In Moscow Oblast, drone strikes killed five people and injured ten others, while a drone crash on a Krasnodar Krai beach left seven dead. Meanwhile, Russian bombardments in Kyiv resulted in nine fatalities and dozens of injuries. On the front lines, Russian forces advanced near Kharkiv, as Ukrainian units progressed toward Uspenivka.

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

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