Ukrainian drone strikes hit Russian regions as frontline clashes continue

A wave of Ukrainian drone strikes targeted multiple regions across Russia, causing casualties and damaging commercial infrastructure. In Krasnodar Krai, regional officials reported seven deaths, including three children, after a drone crashed onto a beach in Arkhipo-Osipovka. Meanwhile, strikes in Moscow Oblast killed five people and injured ten others, setting a local warehouse on fire.

In Leningrad Oblast, air defense forces intercepted 17 drones over Krasny Bor, where fallen debris ignited fires at a Wildberries e-commerce warehouse for a second straight night, injuring one person.

Inside Ukraine, a Russian attack on Kyiv left nine dead and 33 injured. Along the frontlines, Russian troops achieved a tactical breakthrough near Artelne in Kharkiv Oblast, while Ukrainian forces sustained counter-advances near Uspenivka in Donetsk Oblast.

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