Drone strikes target Russian warehouses and Black Sea coast as frontline clashes continue

Mutual aerial bombardments and intense frontline engagements continue between Ukrainian and Russian forces. Ukrainian drone attacks struck commercial logistics infrastructure across multiple Russian regions, sparking major fires at Wildberries e-commerce warehouses in the Leningrad and Moscow areas. Regional authorities reported at least six fatalities and over a dozen injuries from the strikes. Separately, a drone crash on a Black Sea beach near Gelendzhik in Krasnodar Krai killed seven individuals, including three children, and injured around 40 others.

Meanwhile, a Russian strike on Kyiv resulted in nine deaths and 33 injuries. Ground fighting also persisted across several sectors. Russian troops reported tactical gains near Artelne in the Kharkiv region and entered Kostiantynivka, while Ukrainian forces pressed forward toward Uspenivka in southern Donetsk. In Belarus, military officials confirmed the establishment of a new air assault brigade deployed near the Ukrainian border.

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