Mutual aerial strikes escalate as Ukraine targets Russian e-commerce hubs

Cross-border strikes and frontline engagements escalated across Ukraine and Russia, resulting in substantial civilian casualties and industrial damage. Ukrainian drone attacks targeted major Russian logistics infrastructure, hitting a Wildberries warehouse in Leningrad Oblast and multiple Ozon facilities, including a hub in Dagestan, sending Ozon shares down significantly.

Simultaneously, aerial bombardments inflicted casualties in populated areas. Russian attacks on Kyiv killed nine people and wounded dozens, while Ukrainian drone impacts in Moscow Oblast left five dead. In Krasnodar Krai, seven people died after a drone crashed onto a beach in Arkhipo-Osipovka.

On the front line, Russian forces achieved a breakthrough near Artelne in Kharkiv Oblast, while Ukrainian troops pushed toward Velyka Novosilka in southern Donetsk Oblast. Additionally, Belarus announced the deployment of a new air assault brigade along its southern border with Ukraine.

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