Drone strikes hit Russian e-commerce hubs as casualties mount across fronts

Russian and Ukrainian forces traded major attacks across multiple fronts and regions, resulting in severe civilian casualties and commercial disruption. Ukrainian drone strikes targeted Russian logistics hubs, igniting fires at a Wildberries facility in Leningrad Oblast and hitting several warehouses belonging to major retailer Ozon, causing a sharp drop in Ozon's stock.

In Moscow Oblast, regional officials reported five deaths and ten injuries following drone strikes on a local warehouse. A separate drone crash on a Krasnodar Krai beach left seven dead and roughly 40 injured. Meanwhile, a Russian strike on Kyiv killed nine people and injured 33 others.

On the ground, Russian forces achieved a tactical breakthrough near Artelne in Kharkiv Oblast, while Ukrainian troops advanced toward Velyka Novosilka. Additionally, Belarus announced a new air assault brigade deployment near its border with Ukraine.

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