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A drone attack hit the Lukoil-Permnefteorgsintez refinery in Perm, sparking a fire and smoke with an air-raid alert; Perm airport operations were temporarily restricted as authorities monitor threats, while Russia said drones were destroyed in multiple regions and other Russian facilities were targeted in related reports.
Yemen's Houthi movement says it attacked a sensitive target at Najran Airport and Aramco facilities in Najran with attack drones, in retaliation for alleged Saudi airspace violations; Saudi confirmation was not immediately reported.
Ukraine says its forces have hit seven of Wildberries’ ten largest warehouses in Russia, including a 250,000-square-metre complex near Podolsk, as part of a month-long campaign to disrupt the company’s logistics and pressure Moscow’s economy. Wildberries confirms a fire and rerouted supply chains after strikes in Domodedovo and elsewhere; analysts say Russia’s rear infrastructure remains under-defended, highlighting Kyiv’s ability to strike deep inside Russia and squeeze the economy given Wildberries’ central role in online shopping and large financing links.
Ukraine unleashed one of its largest drone offensives of the war, sending hundreds of drones toward the Moscow region; a Wildberries distribution warehouse in Podolsk was set ablaze and at least six people were killed. Moscow officials said hundreds of drones were shot down and described the attack as the biggest in two years, while Kyiv’s expanding long‑range drone and missile capabilities enable strikes up to about 1,500 miles away to disrupt Russia’s logistics and economy.
Ukraine claimed a major overnight drone attack on the Black Sea port of Novorossiysk, hitting two large grain terminals and disrupting port infrastructure as it targets Russia’s export facilities. Zelenskyy said the operation used Palianytsia drones and Neptune missiles. Russia warned of retaliation against European vessels and held large-scale Pacific naval drills as a show of force. The strike highlights the war’s reach into strategic ports and shipping routes, with markets reacting to potential grain-disruption risks and NATO scrutiny of sanctions enforcement.
Ukraine launched an overnight drone attack on Russia’s Black Sea naval base in Novorossiysk, Krasnodar Krai, killing four people (including a child) and injuring about 24 as drone debris damaged 21 residential buildings and several businesses. Zelenskyy said the strikes hit air-defence positions, piers, and seaport infrastructure, while Moscow claimed it intercepted 502 Ukrainian drones. Moscow’s officials cautioned civilian casualties and damage in the region as the occupation fleet remains a target.
Libya's Zawiya refinery—country's largest—was struck by a drone, setting a 4.5 million–litre fuel tank ablaze and causing a huge fire. Most injuries were smoke-related; the NOC warned operations could be suspended if attacks continue, marking the third drone strike in two days amid Libya's ongoing instability.
US intelligence reportedly believes Russia was behind a drone-borne explosives attack at Leipzig airport, prompting German security officials to bolster anti-drone measures while Berlin stops short of official blame; the incident, alongside related regional threats and prior sabotage cases, has intensified security discussions ahead of Germany’s upcoming elections.
Ukraine's drone strikes have hit Wildberries’ logistics facilities across Russia since mid-July, destroying up to 480 billion rubles (about 8.3 trillion won) of goods at at least 23 sites and crippling Russia's largest online retailer, a move analysts say aims to pressure civilians and the Putin regime.
President Zelenskiy shared a BBC-verified video of a drone attack in Kherson that chased a street vegetable seller, Yuriy, who survived with shrapnel wounds and a concussion. The incident, part of Russia's drone campaign to terrify civilians near the front line, adds to concerns over civilian targeting, which Moscow denies.
Turkey’s foreign ministry condemned a drone strike on two civilian cargo ships in the Black Sea after they left the Russian port of Novorossiysk, injuring crew and prompting Ankara to urge all parties to ensure safe navigation to prevent disruptions to food supplies; the vessels Yasar (Panama-flag) and Nadezhda (Cameroon-flag), owned by Turkish firms, underscore ongoing strikes on shipping amid Russia-Ukraine hostilities.
At least seven people were killed and 40 injured when debris from a Ukrainian drone fell on a crowded Gelendzhik beach in southern Russia; three of the dead were children, and it remains unclear whether the drone was shot down or crashed. Russian officials blamed the debris for the casualties, while Kyiv accused Russia’s air defenses; CNN analysis noted gunfire before the explosion as Ukraine has intensified strikes around Russia’s Black Sea coast.
A Ukrainian drone struck a busy beach near Arkhipo-Osipovka in Russia’s Krasnodar region, killing seven people (including three children) and injuring about 40. Russian authorities say it may have been a deliberate civilian strike, while Ukraine has not commented and both sides deny intentional targeting of civilians.
Egypt's cabinet says a drone attack caused a fire on two ships at the Damietta LNG hub; Energos Winter and GasLog Salem were affected but there were no casualties, the port continued operating, and investigators are probing the incident with no responsible party yet identified.
A Kyiv court remanded Vasyl Goncharuk, head of the Armada weapons industry association, in custody after prosecutors said his organisation’s drone exhibition near Kyiv was held without proper authorization and contributed to a deadly Russian missile strike that killed at least 11 people; the event drew more than 300 attendees and was promoted on social media, prompting Zelenskiy to condemn that it “certainly should not have taken place there.”