Drone strikes hit Russian logistics hubs and Black Sea coast amid ongoing frontline battles

Cross-border strikes and intense frontline fighting continue between Ukrainian and Russian forces. Ukrainian drone attacks targeted commercial infrastructure across Russian regions, triggering large fires at Wildberries e-commerce warehouses in the Moscow and Leningrad areas. Regional officials confirmed at least six deaths and multiple injuries from the strikes. Separately, a drone crash on a Black Sea beach near Gelendzhik in Krasnodar Krai left seven people dead, including three children, and injured about 40 others.

Meanwhile, a Russian aerial bombardment of Kyiv killed nine people and injured 33. On the frontline, Russian forces reported tactical advances near Artelne in the Kharkiv region and entered Kostiantynivka, while Ukrainian troops advanced toward Uspenivka in southern Donetsk. Additionally, Belarusian military authorities confirmed the deployment of a new air assault brigade near the border with Ukraine.

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