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Large clouds of smoke engulf Russia's Wildberries warehouse after Ukraine's massive attack on Moscow | Visuals

Visuals show huge columns of black smoke billowing into the sky after a Ukrainian drone strike sparked a fire at a Wildberries warehouse in Podolsk.

Large clouds of smoke engulf Russia's Wildberries warehouse after Ukraine's massive attack on Moscow | Visuals

On Sunday, Ukraine conducted one of its largest aerial assaults on Russia, deploying hundreds of drones across the country and resulting in at least six deaths. The attack targeted a Wildberries warehouse in Podolsk, a Russian online retail giant similar to Amazon, sparking a devastating fire. Wildberries, which has been a frequent target of Ukraine's campaign against Russian logistics infrastructure, has seen 20 of its warehouses attacked since mid-July, with the Koledino distribution center, located in the Moscow region, being one of the major hubs hit.

Russian officials reported destroying 822 Ukrainian drones overnight, while Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin stated that around 600 drones were detected heading towards the Russian capital. Of these, a third were shot down or suppressed by air defenses across the Moscow region. In addition to the Wildberries warehouse, fires were reported at a pharmaceutical warehouse in Domodedovo and an industrial facility in Voskresensk, with three people injured during the assaults.

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