Ukrainian drone strikes hit Russian logistics while clashes continue across front lines

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Posted Aug 28, 2026, 02:00 AM UTC · In the digest of 2026-08-28-0200
Ukrainian drone strikes hit Russian logistics while clashes continue across front lines
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Cross-border drone strikes hit Russian commercial and regional sites while frontline clashes and strikes on Kyiv continued.

Recent military developments saw Ukrainian drone strikes hitting targets deep inside Russia while Russian attacks and frontline clashes continued. In Moscow Oblast, a drone attack killed five people and injured ten, according to local officials. Another strike damaged a Wildberries warehouse in Leningrad Oblast. In Krasnodar Krai, seven people died when a drone fell on a beach near Gelendzhik. Ukrainian strikes also hit multiple logistics facilities owned by Russian online retailer Ozon, including a hub in Dagestan, causing its stock price to fall nearly 30 percent.

In Ukraine, a Russian strike on Kyiv left nine people dead and 33 wounded. Frontline reports indicated Russian forces made tactical advances near Artelne in Kharkiv Oblast, while Ukrainian units advanced toward Uspenivka. Additionally, Belarus announced the formation of a new air assault brigade near the Ukrainian border.

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

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