Ukrainian Drone Strikes on Russia Kill at Least Six, Spark Fire at Wildberries Warehouses
Russian officials said drones hit warehouses and an oil refinery, killing 12 people and injuring 46 as Ukraine targeted logistics and energy sites.
- On Tuesday, August 4, 2026, Ukrainian drone strikes hit the Syzran oil refinery in Russia's Samara region and logistics warehouses, causing fires and casualties across multiple areas.
- These strikes are part of a deliberate Ukrainian effort to disrupt Russia's logistics infrastructure, with drones repeatedly targeting warehouses belonging to e-commerce giant Wildberries, often dubbed the "Russian Amazon".
- The Syzran refinery, processing about 8.5 million tons of crude oil annually, was set ablaze, while attacks on Wildberries facilities have damaged up to 22% of its logistics network.
- Russia's defense ministry claimed to have intercepted 320 Ukrainian drones between Monday and Tuesday, while Moscow Oblast Governor Andrey Vorobyov reported five deaths in the Novosyolki industrial zone.
- Russian strikes on the Ukrainian city of Sumy killed three people, including two children, as the United Nations reports an uptick in civilian deaths during the ongoing conflict.
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On the night of August 4, Ukrainian drones attacked the Wildberries warehouse in the village of Krasny Bor in the Leningrad Region, where a strong fire broke out. The company claims that it “evacuated” its employees in advance, but there were no casualties. Governor Alexander Drozdenko reported one victim. He turned out to be an employee of a Lenta warehouse: the distribution center of a hypermarket chain is located in Krasny Bor, and a drone fe…
After an attack on a warehouse in the Krasny Bor settlement in the Leningrad area around the metropolis of St. Petersburg, a fire broke out.
This Russian refinery makes the jet fuel for Moscow’s warplanes—and Ukraine keeps setting it on fire
Ukrainian drones struck across four Russian regions before dawn on 4 August, setting fires at a Rosneft oil refinery and targeting two logistics hubs of Russia's largest online retailer, Militarnyi reported. The raid reached Samara, Leningrad, Moscow, and Nizhny Novgorod oblasts, hitting both the fuel that powers Russia's military and the warehouses that Kyiv says supply its army. Russian regional officials confirmed damage while claiming air de…
Ukrainian drone strikes on Russia kill at least six, spark fire at Wildberries warehouses
At least six people were killed in Ukrainian drone attacks across Russia, local officials said Tuesday on the messaging app Telegram. Warehouses belonging to the Russian e-commerce giant Wildberries were targeted for the second night in a row.
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