Ukraine Drones Kill Six, Damage Warehouses in Russia; Russian Strikes Hit Ukraine

Ukraine's overnight drone assaults struck warehouses in Russia's Moscow and St. Petersburg regions, causing six fatalities and nine injuries, according to regional governors. In the Moscow region, five people died and six were wounded when drones hit a warehouse, which later caught fire. Near St. Petersburg, Russia's second-largest city, drones struck a warehouse facility, injuring one person. Russia's online retail giant Wildberries confirmed its warehouse near St. Petersburg caught fire but reported no casualties.

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Five were killed and six injured after Ukrainian drones attacked the Moscow region, governor Andrei Vorobyov said on messaging app Telegram on Tuesday.

Meanwhile, Russian strikes continued on Ukraine. In the northern city of Sumy, guided bomb attacks killed two children and an elderly woman, with four others requiring medical attention. In the Belgorod region, close to Ukraine's border, a woman was killed and two injured by a drone strike on a car.

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Drones ⁠near St Petersburg, Russia's second biggest city, hit a warehouse facility, regional governor Alexander Drozdenko said on Telegram without identifying it, while one person was injured.

Both nations deny targeting civilians amid the ongoing conflict, which began with Russia's full-scale invasion in February 2022. Finland, a NATO member, temporarily lifted an aviation restriction in the eastern Gulf of Finland that had been in place following the incidents.

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its warehouse near St ‌Petersburg caught fire ‌but there were no casualties.