Ukrainian strikes hit Russian e-commerce hubs as civilian casualties rise in Black Sea resort

Ukrainian drones targeted Wildberries logistics hubs across Russia, while drone strikes in Gelendzhik killed seven civilians, prompting Russian glide bomb attacks on Zaporizhzhia.
Ukrainian forces have sustained their long-range drone offensive against key Russian logistics centers, damaging facilities belonging to major online retailer Wildberries. Strikes across Russia, including a recent attack on a warehouse in the Vladimir region near Moscow, have now destroyed over one million square meters of distribution infrastructure.
Concurrently, aerial violence escalated along the Black Sea coast. Russian officials reported that drone debris crashed onto a crowded resort beach in Gelendzhik, killing seven civilians, including three children. Further strikes in Belgorod and Crimea raised the reported death toll across Russian-controlled territories to 11. Moscow accused Kyiv of intentionally targeting civilian sites. Meanwhile, Russian forces launched a series of glide bomb attacks on residential neighborhoods in Zaporizhzhia, killing one person and injuring dozens.
Sources: Canarias7, El Día, El Mundo, La Stampa, La Vanguardia
Sources
- La Vanguardia — Moscú acusa a Kyiv de matar al menos a siete civiles en una playa del sur de Rusia
- Canarias7 — Los rusos ven arder sus compras
- El Mundo — Drones ucranianos dejan siete muertos en una playa rusa
- La Stampa — Drone su una spiaggia vicino al Palazzo Putin: in tutto 11 morti nei raid di Kiev, fra loro 3 bimbi
- El Día — ¿Por qué Ucrania ataca a Wildberries, el Amazon de Rusia?
Earlier coverage
- Aug 29, 2026, 02:00 PM UTCUkrainian drone strikes target Russian regions as cross-border attacks intensify
- Aug 29, 2026, 11:30 AM UTCKyiv urges air defense support amid deadly Russian strikes and Ukrainian counterattacks
- Aug 28, 2026, 08:00 PM UTCRussian strikes hit Kyiv as Ukraine counterattacks near Moscow and Crimea
- Aug 28, 2026, 06:30 AM UTCRussian strikes kill 17 in Kyiv as Ukrainian drone attacks hit border regions
- Aug 28, 2026, 05:30 AM UTCUkraine and Russia exchange deadly aerial strikes as Zelensky rejects Donbas retreat
- Aug 27, 2026, 08:30 PM UTCRussian raids hit Kyiv while Ukrainian drones target Russian regions
- Aug 27, 2026, 02:00 PM UTCRussian strikes hit Kyiv as long-range attacks escalate across both borders
- Aug 27, 2026, 01:30 PM UTCRussia and Ukraine exchange strikes as Zelensky rules out Donbas withdrawal
- Aug 27, 2026, 11:30 AM UTCUkraine faces heavy Russian raids as reciprocal strikes target Moscow
- Aug 27, 2026, 05:30 AM UTCRussian strikes hit Kyiv as cross-border aerial attacks escalate