Eight killed, 60 wounded, as Ukraine attacks Russian warehouses

Ukraine's relentless aerial campaign against Russian territory has intensified, with overnight drone attacks striking two major Wildberries online retailer warehouses and an oil depot. Russian officials reported eight fatalities and over 60 wounded as a result of the strikes in the Tambov and Moscow regions.

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These facilities were used by the aggressor to supply sanctioned components for the production of drones and navigation equipment.

One warehouse in Kotovsk, Tambov region, was hit, killing seven night shift workers and wounding 25 others. Another warehouse in Elektrostal, east of Moscow, also caught fire. An oil facility in Noginsk, north of Elektrostal, was struck, prompting evacuations of a nearby maternity hospital and residential building. A total of 37 people were wounded in the Moscow region, with one later dying in the hospital.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy confirmed the strikes on Telegram, identifying the targets as "significant logistical facilities" in the Moscow and Tambov regions. He stated these facilities were used by Russia to supply sanctioned components for drone production and navigation equipment. He also mentioned an oil facility was hit.

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Seven night shift workers were killed at the warehouse in Kotovsk, and 25 others were wounded.

These attacks are part of Ukraine's ongoing strategy to undermine Russia's war effort and make Russians feel the consequences of the nearly five-year-old invasion. Meanwhile, Russia launched an attack on Odesa port infrastructure, hitting a vessel and killing one person.

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A total of 37 people were wounded in the Moscow region, adding that one of those later died in the hospital.