Drones hit Wildberries warehouse near St. Petersburg, major oil refinery in Syzran
Drone strikes targeted occupied Berdyansk in Zaporizhzhya Oblast overnight on August 4, while multiple fires erupted in Russia’s Syzran and Chekhov in Moscow Oblast, according to local monitoring channels and eyewitness reports.
On August 4, drones targeted a Wildberries warehouse in Krasny Bor, located in Leningrad Oblast near St. Petersburg. The exact impact of the attack is yet to be determined. In a separate incident, multiple fires erupted in Russia's Syzran and Chekhov regions, both situated in Moscow Oblast. Eyewitnesses and local monitoring channels reported the fires, which caused significant concern.
At 6:22 a.m., the governor of Leningrad Oblast, Aleksandr Drozdenko, confirmed the attack on the Wildberries warehouse in Krasny Bor. Russian air defenses were actively engaging with the drones over the city, as evidenced by reports of explosions throughout the night. In addition to the Wildberries incident, a large-scale fire broke out near the Syzran oil refinery in Russia's Samara Oblast.
Videos shared on social media depicted a bright glow and a thick column of smoke billowing from the facility. The Syzran oil refinery is a crucial component of Russia's energy sector and has increasingly become a target for Ukrainian drone strikes. Moreover, a major fire was also reported in Chekhov, Moscow Oblast, where local monitoring channels noted the blaze intensifying overnight.
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