Russian strikes and cross-border drone attacks kill civilians as frontline fighting escalates

Cross-border strikes and frontline combat have intensified as Ukrainian drones targeted key Russian e-commerce infrastructure, including facilities belonging to Ozon and Wildberries. Ozon shares dropped nearly 30 percent after six logistics hubs were hit across three days, including a facility in Dagestan’s capital, Makhachkala. A Wildberries warehouse in Leningrad Oblast also caught fire after a drone strike, injuring one person.

Russian officials reported civilian fatalities from drone strikes, including five deaths in Moscow Oblast and seven on a beach in Krasnodar Krai. Simultaneously, a Russian missile strike on Kyiv killed nine people and injured more than 30.

On the ground, Russian forces achieved a tactical breakthrough near Artelne in Kharkiv Oblast, while Ukrainian troops pushed toward Velyka Novosilka. Belarus also announced a new air assault brigade along the Ukrainian border.

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