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Ukrainian Attacks Kill 2 in Belgorod and Target Wildberries Warehouse in Urals
The Moscow Times • • general
Key Points:
- Ukraine launched over 300 drones into Russia on Saturday, targeting areas from the western Belgorod region to Yekaterinburg near the Urals, resulting in at least two deaths in Belgorod according to Russian authorities.
- Russia's Defense Ministry reported intercepting 328 drones between Friday night and Saturday morning, with nearly 200 aimed at Moscow, according to the city's mayor.
- The drone attacks caused disruptions in Yekaterinburg, including a fire in a parking lot and a temporary halt at the Wildberries logistics center, though no casualties were reported there.
- Ukrainian drones also struck an oil refinery in the Tyumen region of western Siberia, a facility with an annual capacity of around 8 million metric tons, while emergency services responded to the incident.
- These attacks follow a recent Ukrainian strike on a factory in Kirov that killed five people and a separate strike in the Zaporizhzhia region killing eight, including two children, as reported by Kremlin-backed officials.
