Ukrainian drone strikes target Russian logistics hubs as cross-border casualties mount

Cross-border strikes and logistics targets marked a new escalation in the Russia-Ukraine conflict. Ukrainian drone attacks repeatedly hit major Russian e-commerce facilities, including Wildberries warehouses near Saint Petersburg and six locations belonging to Ozon within three days, causing Ozon's stock to plummet by nearly 30 percent.

Casualties mounted from drone and missile strikes in civilian areas. In Moscow Oblast, drone strikes killed five people and injured ten at a local warehouse. A separate drone impact on a Krasnodar Krai beach left seven dead, including three children. Meanwhile, Russian bombardments targeting Kyiv killed nine people and wounded 33.

On the frontline, Russian troops achieved a tactical breakthrough near Artelne in Kharkiv Oblast, while Ukrainian forces pushed toward Velyka Novosilka. Belarus also announced a new air assault brigade along its southern border.

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