Five dead in Moscow region as Kyiv targets more Wildberries sites
Ukraine also targets another warehouse belonging to Russian e-commerce giant Wildberries as both sides trade strikes.
A Ukrainian drone strike targeting an industrial zone in Moscow has resulted in at least five fatalities, according to regional governor Andrey Vorobyov. The attack also caused fires and damaged a warehouse near Krasny Bor, north-west of Moscow, wounding one person, as reported by Leningrad Regional Governor Aleksandr Drozdenko.
Wildberries, a prominent Russian e-commerce platform, experienced a fire at its Krasny Bor logistics facility due to the Ukrainian drone strike. Another Wildberries warehouse was targeted in the rural area of Emmaus, approximately 180 kilometers north-west of Moscow, according to Regional Governor Vitaly Korolyov.
The Ukrainian military has intensified its attacks on civilian infrastructure in Russia, particularly Wildberries warehouses, in retaliation for Russia's extensive drone and missile strikes on Ukrainian towns and cities. In recent weeks, Ukrainian forces have conducted numerous long-range drone strikes against Russia, targeting civilian infrastructure as part of a campaign to pressure Russian President Vladimir Putin to negotiate.
Since the onset of the Ukraine war in 2022, Wildberries has faced accusations of aiding Russians in evading Western sanctions by importing branded goods through third-party countries. Earlier this week, Russian authorities reported that 11 people were killed in drone strikes on a popular Russian holiday destination and the Crimean Peninsula. In Ukraine, Russian attacks claimed the lives of three individuals, including two children and an elderly woman, in Sumy, a city in the north-eastern region.
The conflict between Russia and Ukraine has claimed numerous civilian lives, with the United Nations reporting a rise in civilian casualties throughout 2026. Russia launched 136 drones at Ukraine overnight, with 117 intercepted or shot down by Ukrainian forces. The ongoing four-and-a-half-year war shows no signs of resolution, with Russia's full-scale offensive against Ukraine beginning in February 2022.
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