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Ukraine War Latest: Ukraine Launches One of Its Largest Drone Attacks on Moscow Oblast, Damaging Wildberries Warehouse
Russian air defenses said they intercepted 187 drones overnight as Ukraine struck a logistics hub and caused a fire at Wildberries’ largest warehouse.
- On Sunday, August 16, Ukrainian forces launched a major drone attack on Russia's Moscow Oblast, damaging a large warehouse belonging to online retailer Wildberries in the village of Koledino.
- Ukraine's Defense Ministry confirmed the strike disabled one of Wildberries' 10 largest logistics centers, as Kyiv aims to undermine Russia's war economy through infrastructure attacks.
- Moscow Oblast Governor Andrey Vorobyov described the assault as "one of the most massive drone attacks in recent memory," while Russia's Defense Ministry claimed intercepting 822 drones overnight.
- Simultaneously, Russian attacks across Ukraine killed at least seven civilians and injured 51, striking the ArcelorMittal Kryvyi Rih steel plant and igniting a fire at Kyiv's Pochaina Book Market.
- A Spanish F-18 fighter jet on a NATO air-policing mission downed a drone that entered Romanian airspace from Moldova, marking spillover from the intensifying conflict.
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The largest warehouse of the online dealer Wildberries has been set on fire in Moscow due to an Ukrainian air raid. The immediate military consequences are small, but Ukraine hopes above all for an economic chain reaction.
·Zürich, Switzerland
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Black smoke over Moscow and 822 drones in the air. Sunday's Ukrainian attack was the largest this year. Several targets were destroyed - including the largest warehouse of Russian retailer Wildberries.
·Stockholm, Sweden
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The Ukrainian onslaught again focused on Wildberries distribution centers and sent hundreds of devices over Moscow, leaving at least six dead, while Russia responded with missiles over Kiev.
·Las Condes, Chile
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Russia: Ukrainian drones hit a warehouse near Moscow (International).
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Leaning Left5Leaning Right6Center2Last UpdatedBias Distribution46% Right
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15%
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