Russian strike on Kyiv leaves nine dead as drone attacks hit logistics hubs

A Russian strike on Kyiv overnight killed nine people and injured 33, as cross-border warfare escalated with extensive Ukrainian drone strikes inside Russia.

Ukrainian drones targeted commercial logistics networks across Russia, setting fire to a Wildberries warehouse in Leningrad Oblast and striking six facilities owned by online retailer Ozon. An attack on an Ozon hub in Makhachkala, Dagestan, injured several people and suspended operations. Ukrainian aerial attacks also caused civilian casualties in Russia, with five killed in Moscow Oblast and seven dead, including three children, when a drone crashed on a beach in Krasnodar Krai.

Concurrently, Russian troops achieved tactical progress near Kharkiv and Velyka Novosilka. Reports also indicated Belarus is establishing a new air assault brigade near the Ukrainian border.

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