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Something in Russia Burned Again Overnight: The Latest Drone Wave Was One of the Biggest in Weeks and Reached Into Crimea

The strikes set a university building ablaze and hit one of Wildberries’ largest logistics hubs, officials and monitoring channels said.

  • On Monday, August 3, 2026, Ukrainian drones struck the Belgorod State Technological University in Belgorod and a Wildberries logistics complex in the Vladimir region, triggering large fires at both locations.
  • The BSTU building, which reportedly burned down completely, was used for developing and testing drone control systems, and the university actively promotes drone technology education programs for students.
  • Separately, the Wildberries logistics center in Vorsha, Vladimir region, faced strikes on Monday, following an August 2 attack on the company's 171,900 square-meter facility in Novosemeykino, Samara region.
  • Vladimir region Governor Alexander Avdeev reported emergency services responding to the warehouse attack, while Wildberries acknowledged the strikes, stating no casualties had been reported.
  • Ukraine's Unmanned Systems Forces Commander Robert Madyar Brovdi described the targeted Samara facility as the company's "primary logistics corridor" linking European Russia with Siberia, illustrating the strikes' strategic significance.
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While Kyyiv is under Russian rocket fire, Ukraine continues to attack targets in Russia and the Russian occupied Crimean peninsula.

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With recurring air strikes Ukraine wants to carry the war back to Russia. Drones also started on Monday night. They hit a sensitive target: The technical university in Belgorod, which is considered the center for the development of unmanned aircraft, was set on fire. The Russian Ministry of Defense declared on Monday that 131 Ukrainian drones had been retaliated over Russian regions and annexed Crimea. However, the night mass attack with unmanne…

·Vienna, Austria
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Ukrainian drones struck overnight a Russian university developing drone control systems, a Wildberries logistics center in the Vladimir region, as well as multiple targets in occupied Crimea.

·Marousi, Greece
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Drones hit Wildberry's warehouse in Vladimir province, as well as Belgorod University of Technology, which designed and tested drones, and the Russian Ministry of Defence reported 131 drones shot down.

·Vilnius, Lithuania
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