Ukraine targets Russian e-commerce hubs as casualties mount from cross-border strikes

Cross-border strikes and intense combat have escalated across Ukraine and Russia. Ukrainian drone strikes targeted Russian commercial infrastructure, damaging facilities belonging to e-commerce companies Ozon and Wildberries in Dagestan and Leningrad Oblast. The sustained attacks disrupted logistics and drove Ozon shares down nearly 30 percent. Civilian casualties also rose following drone crashes in Moscow Oblast and Krasnodar Krai, where seven people died on a beach in Arkhipo-Osipovka.

Meanwhile, a Russian strike on Kyiv killed nine people and injured 33. On the ground, Russian forces secured a tactical breakthrough near Artelne in Kharkiv Oblast, while Ukrainian troops pressed forward in southern Donetsk. Additionally, Belarus announced plans to establish a new air assault brigade near the Ukrainian border.

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