Drone strikes hit Russian logistics hubs as cross-border casualties rise

Cross-border attacks and frontline combat intensified as strikes hit civilian and commercial infrastructure. A Russian strike on Kyiv resulted in nine deaths and 33 injuries. Meanwhile, Ukrainian drone operations targeted Russian commercial infrastructure, igniting fires at Wildberries facilities in the Leningrad and Moscow regions and hitting six Ozon logistics hubs within three days, including a major site in Makhachkala, Dagestan.

Inside Russia, five casualties were reported in Moscow Oblast, while a drone crash on a beach in Krasnodar Krai killed seven people. Along the front lines, Russian forces registered a tactical push near Artilne in the Kharkiv region, while Ukrainian forces reported advances near Uspenivka and Velyka Novosilka. Additionally, Belarus reportedly established a new air assault brigade along its border with Ukraine.

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