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A drone struck a high-rise in Yekaterinburg while Ukraine targeted Wildberries’ logistics hub; four people were injured and several apartments damaged, with fires reported elsewhere in the city. Wildberries evacuated staff and said the hub itself was not damaged. The incident comes amid a broad wave of Ukrainian drone activity across Russia, with hundreds intercepted and various disruptions including temporary flight restrictions.
Ukraine’s wave of drone strikes across Russia and occupied eastern Ukraine killed at least 12 people and caused fires at a Lukoil NORSI refinery and a Wildberries logistics hub in Kotovsk. Kyiv said 16 targets were hit including oil facilities, airfields and logistics sites, amid civilian casualties reported in Lipetsk and Belgorod and a bus attack in the Lugansk region.
Ukraine says its drone campaign into Russia has intensified, with a Wildberries logistics depot in Tambov destroyed and two people injured in the blaze, while in Lipetsk two people were killed and two wounded when a drone fell on a house nearby.
A wave of Ukrainian drone strikes targeted Russia’s online retailers, hitting four Ozon logistics hubs (with a fire at a Dagestan facility) and at least one Wildberries site, triggering evacuations and injuring workers while sending Ozon shares down by about 30%. Ukraine also claimed to have struck multiple Wildberries warehouses, compounding Russia’s economic and logistical strain as fuel shortages and capital flight mount, eroding Putin’s domestic standing amid the war.
Ukraine expands its drone campaign from Wildberries to Ozon, striking logistics hubs and triggering evacuations, with Ozon shares plunging about 30% as Kyiv aims to disrupt Russia's supply chains and finance a war economy.
Western leaders arrive in Kyiv for Independence Day as Zelenskyy briefs them on Russia’s ballistic-missile threat and defense needs, rejects a war-time presidential election, and seeks greater air defenses; Kyiv has broadened its campaign against Russia’s Ozon logistics network, following strikes on Ozon sites in Orenburg and Samara and continuing Wildberries warehouse attacks. Russian forces also hit Ukraine’s railways, prompting evacuations. Zelenskyy cites missiles and funding as Ukraine’s two main challenges and calls for 300 US-made Patriot interceptors.
Vladimir Putin ordered the government to help rebuild Wildberries’ warehouses damaged by Ukrainian drone strikes, with seven of its ten largest facilities destroyed. He said logistics capacity would be rebuilt with state support and suggested tax breaks and subsidized loans, while noting no critical consequences for the economy. The attack underscores Wildberries’ fragility as Ukraine justifies strikes over dual‑use drone components and the company faces heavy losses and debt, amid broader sanctions and GDP pressures.
Putin ordered the Russian government to launch a program to rebuild commercial warehouses damaged or destroyed in Ukrainian drone strikes, including facilities tied to Wildberries, and urged that restoration be carried out at a higher technological level. He noted Russia’s economy is growing modestly despite sanctions and Ukrainian attacks, while Kyiv accuses Wildberries of supplying drone parts to the military—a claim the company denies.
Putin’s popularity is sliding as Ukraine’s drone campaign reaches Russia’s home front, destroying Wildberries warehouses and killing workers while Moscow reports large numbers of drones shot down; Kyiv boasts strikes on major logistics hubs, prompting Putin to tour Siberia to shore up support ahead of elections amid signs of domestic discord and economic strain.
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 launched hundreds of drones in a major attack on Russia, killing at least seven people including in the Moscow region, with a Wildberries warehouse in Podolsk destroyed as Russia says it shot down around 822 drones overnight.
British-made drones have reportedly been used to strike targets on Russian soil for the first time, hitting military and industrial sites including the Wildberries warehouse network; the Sunday Times reported the strikes and a BBC source corroborated the use of UK-built drones, with estimates of about £35 billion in economic damage; the UK has been supplying Ukraine with drones and other equipment as part of its support, while Russia has accused Britain of facilitating attacks on its territory.
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 launched a massive drone assault on Moscow, sending more than 600 drones and hitting a Wildberries warehouse in Podolsk, killing one and injuring several as Moscow said hundreds were shot down. Kyiv also claimed strikes on Russian missile units and key logistics links in occupied territories while Russia continued attacks on Ukraine, underscoring a widening focus on Russian logistics and energy infrastructure.
Ukraine launched a large overnight drone attack on Moscow, targeting a Wildberries logistics hub in Podolsk; Russia says it shot down about 822 drones, with around 600 aimed at the capital, and reports an 83-year-old man killed in the Moscow region plus injuries in Kyiv, while Kyiv says it also struck the Savasleyka airbase, a Rostov missile facility, and a Samara rocket centre as part of its broader campaign.