Ukrainian drones kill 5 in Russia and set fire to Wildberries warehouse

Key Points:

• Ukrainian drone strikes have killed at least five people across Russia, targeting industrial sites and multiple warehouses of Wildberries, Russia’s largest online marketplace, as part of Kyiv’s campaign to disrupt Moscow’s war effort and economy.
• Russian air defenses reportedly shot down 635 Ukrainian drones overnight, including over Crimea and the Black and Azov Seas, while Russia launched 133 drones against Ukraine, hitting 24 targets and killing at least two people in Zaporizhzhia and Kharkiv.
• Wildberries warehouses have been repeatedly targeted by Ukrainian strikes in various Russian regions, including Samara, Elektrostal, and Tambov, causing fires and casualties, with at least nine people killed and many wounded in these attacks.
• Additional Ukrainian drone strikes hit residential and industrial areas in Russia’s Saratov, Bashkortostan, and Udmurt regions, resulting in civilian deaths, infrastructure damage, and fires, while Russian air defenses intercepted some attacks.
• In Ukraine, Russian drone and bomb attacks on residential buildings in Zaporizhzhia and Kharkiv killed two people and caused fires, highlighting ongoing cross-border hostilities between the two countries.