Russian officials say at least seven people were killed after what they described as the largest-scale attack launched by Ukraine this year. Authorities reported that about 822 drones were used in the strike, with around 600 reportedly aimed at Moscow. A Wildberries warehouse in Koledino, roughly 25 km from central Moscow, was hit and caught fire; three people were injured and video from the scene showed a large plume of smoke.
Regional governors said casualties occurred across several parts of Russia. Five people died in the south-western Rostov region after overnight strikes, officials said. In Belgorod, a woman was killed when a civilian bus was struck. An 83-year-old man was reported killed in a drone attack in the Moscow region, according to Governor Andrey Vorobyov.
Wildberries, often described as Russia’s equivalent of Amazon, has been targeted repeatedly since July. Kyiv has previously said it is striking logistics hubs used to supply military equipment and disrupt Russia’s ability to sustain operations. Both Kyiv and Moscow continue to accuse each other of strikes that hit civilians and civilian infrastructure.
Russian forces have also stepped up missile attacks across Ukraine in recent weeks. Ukrainian officials reported at least seven deaths and more than 39 injuries from Russian strikes in the same period.
In Ukraine, officials said a 66-year-old man and a 64-year-old woman were killed when a private house in Zaporizhzhia was hit by a guided aerial bomb. Two more people died in the city of Kryvyi Rih in Dnipropetrovsk region. Local authorities in Sumy, Donetsk and Kherson reported one death in each region, including a 51-year-old killed in a drone strike in Sumy.
In Kyiv, air-raid sirens sounded four times overnight as the capital came under attack. Mayor Vitali Klitschko said at least six people, including a child, were injured. Russian officials said their strikes on Kyiv targeted a FirePoint facility that makes parts for Flamingo missiles and a factory producing drone components.
A book market in Kyiv’s Pochayna district was damaged in the strikes; burned books were left strewn on the ground as firefighters worked to put out flames. Valentina, whose husband owned a stall at the market, said she recognized the books among the rubble and never imagined it would happen to them. Vinyl store owner Luba, 42, said she lost about 500,000 hryvnias (roughly £8,262) in stock, describing her business as her “baby” and saying many destroyed records were rare and irreplaceable.
The exchanges continue to underscore the widening reach of the conflict, with both sides intensifying long-range and drone operations that have affected population centers and logistics hubs on both sides of the border.