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Ukrainian drone strike on Moscow region warehouses kills 5

From CBS News · () English

Translated from English, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • A Ukrainian drone strike on an industrial zone outside Moscow killed five people and wounded 10 others, according to regional governor Andrey Vorobyov.
  • Three warehouses across Russia were hit, including two operated by e-commerce giant Wildberries.
  • The attacks occurred amid a broader exchange of drone and missile strikes between Russia and Ukraine, with Russia also launching attacks that killed civilians in Ukraine.

A Ukrainian drone strike on an industrial zone near Moscow has resulted in five deaths and ten injuries, the region's governor reported Tuesday. The attack targeted three warehouses in Russia, with two of them belonging to the prominent e-commerce company Wildberries.

Governor Andrey Vorobyov stated on Telegram that "According to preliminary information, five people were killed" and ten others wounded following drone strikes in the Novoselki industrial zone. Fires broke out across the targeted locations. In a separate incident, a drone damaged a warehouse near Krasny Bor in northwestern Russia, injuring one person, according to Leningrad regional governor Aleksandr Drozdenko. Wildberries confirmed a fire at its Krasny Bor logistics facility due to the attack. Another Wildberries warehouse was also targeted in the rural area of Emmaus.

According to preliminary information, five people were killed.

— Andrey VorobyovThe regional governor of Moscow provided initial casualty figures following a drone strike on an industrial zone.

Wildberries, often referred to as the "Russian Amazon," is a major online retail platform in Russia, reportedly accounting for up to 10 percent of the country's total retail turnover. The company has faced accusations of aiding Russians in circumventing Western sanctions by importing branded goods through third countries since the start of the Ukraine war in 2022.

These strikes occurred amidst a heightened exchange of attacks between Russia and Ukraine. Ukraine has been conducting long-range strikes on civilian infrastructure within Russia, intensifying its targeting of Wildberries warehouses in recent weeks. Simultaneously, Russia launched numerous drones and missiles at Ukrainian towns and cities. Russian attacks in Sumy, Ukraine, killed three people, including two children and an elderly woman, while another attack in Mykolaiv claimed the life of an 89-year-old woman. Kyiv's air force reported intercepting 117 out of 136 drones launched by Russia overnight.

Two children and an elderly woman were killed in Russian (guided aerial bomb) strikes on Sumy tonight.

— Oleg GrygorovThe head of the Sumy regional military administration reported civilian deaths from Russian attacks.
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