Drone strikes hit Russian regions as frontlines shift in eastern Ukraine

Cross-border attacks and intense fighting continue across multiple fronts. Ukrainian drone strikes hit several Russian regions, causing severe casualties and material damage. In Moscow Oblast, regional officials reported five deaths and ten injuries following a strike that ignited a warehouse. In Leningrad Oblast, air defenses intercepted 17 drones over Krasny Bor, where falling debris set fire to a Wildberries logistics facility for a second consecutive night. Additionally, in Krasnodar Krai, a drone crash on a beach in Arkhipo-Osipovka left seven people dead, including three children, and around 40 injured.

Meanwhile, Russian forces secured tactical gains near Artelne in Kharkiv Oblast, while Ukrainian troops advanced toward Uspenivka. Concurrently, Belarus formed a new air assault brigade near the Ukrainian border, as a Russian strike on Kyiv killed nine people and injured 33.

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