7 killed as Ukrainian drones hit Russian warehouses, oil depot near Moscow
Ukrainian drone attacks across Russia killed seven people and injured over 50, targeting logistics hubs and an oil depot. Russian officials reported intercepting hundreds of drones, while Ukraine confirmed the strikes were aimed at military-linked infrastructure.
Why it matters
The scale of the drone operation and the resulting civilian casualties highlight the intensifying nature of the conflict and the vulnerability of Russian domestic infrastructure.
Seven people were killed and 51 others wounded in a wave of Ukrainian drone attacks across Russia overnight, Russian officials said on Saturday. The strikes hit two warehouses belonging to Wildberries, Russia's largest online retailer, as well as an oil depot and a residential building. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy confirmed that Kyiv had targeted two major logistics facilities in the Moscow and Tambov regions, which he said were used to supply sanctioned components for drone production and navigation equipment.The attacks marked another deep strike by Ukraine against infrastructure linked to Russia's war effort.
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