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Ukrainian drone attacks kill seven warehouse workers in Russia, spark fire at Moscow region oil depot

Ukraine said the warehouses supplied sanctioned components for drone production and navigation equipment, while Russian officials reported 7 deaths and dozens wounded.

  • A massive wave of overnight Ukrainian drone attacks struck two major warehouses belonging to Wildberries, Russia's largest online retailer, killing seven night-shift workers and injuring 25 others at a facility in Kotovsk.
  • A separate drone strike on a second Wildberries warehouse in Elektrostal, located just east of Moscow, wounded 24 people, bringing the total number of injuries across the country to 51.
  • Falling drone debris ignited a significant fire at an oil depot in the Moscow region city of Noginsk, injuring two people and forcing authorities to evacuate a nearby residential building and a maternity hospital as a precaution.
  • Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy confirmed the long-range operations, stating that the targeted logistics facilities were being utilized by Russia to supply sanctioned components for manufacturing military drones and navigation hardware.
  • The Russian Defence Ministry reported that its military air defenses intercepted and shot down 379 Ukrainian drones overnight across 19 different Russian regions, as well as over the Sea of Azov and occupied Crimea.
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