Drone strikes target Russian retail hubs amid heavy casualties and frontline clashes

Cross-border attacks intensified as Ukrainian drone strikes repeatedly targeted Russian commercial logistics hubs. A strike ignited a Wildberries facility near St. Petersburg, while multiple sites belonging to e-commerce rival Ozon were hit, including a distribution center in Dagestan, triggering a nearly 30 percent drop in Ozon's stock value.

Casualties mounted across several civilian areas. A Russian strike on Kyiv left nine people dead and dozens wounded. In Russia, drone impacts caused five fatalities in Moscow Oblast, and seven people were killed when a drone crashed onto a beach in Krasnodar Krai.

Along the front line, Russian forces achieved tactical gains near Artelne in Kharkiv Oblast, while Ukrainian troops advanced in southern Donetsk Oblast. Meanwhile, Belarus announced plans to form a new air assault brigade along its border with Ukraine.

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