Drone strikes hit Russian e-commerce hubs as casualties rise in Ukraine war

Cross-border drone strikes and military escalations have intensified between Russian and Ukrainian forces, damaging key logistics infrastructure and causing widespread casualties.

Ukrainian attacks targeted major Russian e-commerce facilities, igniting a Wildberries warehouse in Leningrad Oblast and hitting several Ozon fulfillment hubs, including one in Makhachkala, Dagestan. Ozon shares plummeted nearly 30 percent following the disruptions. Fatalities mounted across multiple sites: drone impacts left five dead in Moscow Oblast and seven killed on a beach in Krasnodar Krai. A Russian strike on Kyiv resulted in nine deaths and 33 injuries.

On the front lines, Russian troops made tactical gains near Artelne in Kharkiv Oblast, while Ukrainian forces advanced near Uspenivka. Concurrently, Belarus announced the creation of a new air assault brigade near its Ukrainian border.

Sources: Mediazona, Point, Radio Svoboda, The Guardian, The Insider