Ukrainian drones kill two in Russia, strike Wildberries warehouse, governors say

Ukrainian drone attacks killed two individuals in regions situated along Russia's Volga River over the weekend, targeting various locations including a warehouse operated by Wildberries, the largest online retail company in Russia, according to regional officials on Sunday. The Russian Defense Ministry claimed to have shot down 635 Ukrainian drones during the same period.

Kyiv's drones struck a Wildberries warehouse in the Samara region, approximately 500 miles from Ukraine's most advanced military bases, stated Vyacheslav Fedorishchev, the governor of Samara. He assured that there were no fatalities and that a fire resulting from the attack was being extinguished. Ukrainian forces have been intensifying their strikes on Russia, aiming to undermine the nation's capacity to continue its prolonged conflict in Ukraine.

They have targeted around a dozen Wildberries facilities since July 18 in an effort to disrupt the operations of the company, which is often likened to Russia's Amazon and plays a significant role in the country's consumer economy. In a separate incident, a drone attack on a residential building in the neighboring Saratov region claimed the lives of two people in the city of Engels, Governor Roman Busargin reported.

Civil infrastructure was damaged in both Engels and Saratov, which are both frequently targeted by Ukrainian forces due to their industrial and military importance. The governor of Russia's Bashkortostan region, Radiy Khabirov, confirmed that air defense units successfully repelled a large-scale drone assault on industrial facilities.

One of the drones was shot down over the industrial zone of Ufa's capital, and a fire was being controlled.