Ukrainian drone strikes hit Russian commercial hubs as frontline fighting escalates

Cross-border attacks between Ukraine and Russia have intensified as Ukrainian drone strikes targeted logistics hubs belonging to Russian e-commerce giants Wildberries and Ozon. Strikes hit facilities across Leningrad Oblast, Moscow Oblast, and Dagestan, causing fires and economic disruption. Authorities reported five fatalities at a warehouse in Moscow Oblast and seven deaths, including three children, when a drone crashed onto a beach in Krasnodar Krai. Concurrently, Russian air attacks on Kyiv resulted in nine deaths and dozens of injuries.

Along the frontline, Russian troops made tactical gains near Artelne in Kharkiv Oblast, while Ukrainian forces reported advances toward Uspenivka and Velyka Novosilka. In neighboring Belarus, officials announced the establishment of a new air assault brigade near the border with Ukraine.

Sources: Mediazona, Point, Radio Svoboda, The Guardian, The Insider