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Ukrainian drone strike ignites Russian Wildberries hub in Tula Oblast

Ukrainian drones struck the city of Aleksin in Russia’s Tula Oblast overnight on August 5, targeting a Wildberries logistics center and sparking a massive fire, local monitoring groups reported.

Ukrainian drone strike ignites Russian Wildberries hub in Tula Oblast

Ukrainian drones struck a Wildberries logistics center in Aleksin, Russia's Tula Oblast, overnight on August 5, sparking a massive fire, according to local monitoring groups reported by the New Voice of Ukraine.

In a separate incident, Russia attacked Ukraine with ballistic missiles and drones, killing one person and injuring at least 12 others in Kyiv and the surrounding area, authorities said, as reported by BBC World and BBC News.

Ukraine has recently increased its attacks on Russian civilian infrastructure, including power facilities and depots of the Russian e-commerce giant Wildberries, with five people killed and 10 wounded in a strike on Wildberries in the Moscow region on Tuesday, according to BBC World and BBC News.

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