Ukrainian drone strikes target Russian logistical hubs as frontline fighting intensifies

Ukrainian drone strikes have repeatedly targeted Russian logistics hubs, hitting facilities belonging to major online retailers Wildberries and Ozon. Strikes on Ozon warehouses across southern Russia, including a logistics centre in Makhachkala, caused the company's shares to drop nearly 30%. Fires were also reported at a Wildberries warehouse in Leningrad Oblast.

Concurrently, Ukrainian drone impacts inside Russia resulted in civilian casualties. Five people died in Moscow Oblast, while a drone crash on a beach near Gelendzhik killed seven people, including three children.

On the battlefield, Russian forces made a tactical breakthrough near Artelne in Kharkiv Oblast, while Ukrainian troops advanced toward Uspenivka. Meanwhile, Russian strikes on Kyiv killed nine people, and Belarus announced a new air assault brigade near its border with Ukraine.

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