Ukrainian drone strikes cause fatal casualties and fires across Russian regions

Ukrainian cross-border attacks using unmanned aerial vehicles caused multiple fatalities and destruction across several Russian regions. In Moscow Oblast, a strike on a warehouse resulted in five deaths and at least ten injuries, according to regional governor Andrey Vorobyov. Farther north in Leningrad Oblast, air defenses downed 17 drones near Krasny Bor, where falling debris ignited a fire at a Wildberries e-commerce distribution facility for a second consecutive night, leaving one person injured.

In Krasnodar Krai, a drone crashed onto a packed beach in Arkhipo-Osipovka, killing seven civilians, including three children, and injuring roughly 40 others.

Concurrently, Russian strikes on Kyiv killed nine people and wounded 33. Frontline reports indicate Russian advances near Artelne in Kharkiv Oblast alongside Ukrainian gains near Velyka Novosilka.

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