Ukrainian drones strike three warehouses across Russia, killing five

Ukrainian drones targeted three warehouses within Russia overnight, causing five fatalities and injuring 10 people, local officials reported. Two of the struck facilities were operated by the prominent online retailer Wildberries, often described as Russia's equivalent to Amazon.

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

One Wildberries warehouse near St. Petersburg caught fire, though the company stated there were no casualties associated with that specific incident. Another Wildberries facility in the Tver region, northwest of Moscow, sustained damage from drones, but no injuries were reported there. In the Moscow region, a drone attack on a warehouse in the city of Chekhov resulted in a fire and the deaths of five individuals.

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Nobody was hurt in that attack.

Kyiv's actions appear aimed at disrupting the operations of Wildberries, a key component of Russia's consumer economy. The strikes come amidst ongoing conflict, with Russian forces also reporting attacks on Ukrainian infrastructure.

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killed five people

Separately, Russian state news agency RIA cited the defense ministry, stating that Russian forces struck seven cargo vessels in the Ukrainian port of Mykolaiv and in the Black Sea. Turkish officials also reported that a drone attack on two civilian vessels departing from the Russian port of Novorossiysk injured several crew members, who are being closely monitored.

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their situation is being closely monitored