Wave of Ukrainian drone attack don hit Russia, kill at least three people and set fire to big oil refinery and one warehouse wey belong to Russian e-commerce giant Wildberries. Russia Ministry of Defence talk say air defence systems intercept and destroy 426 Ukrainian drones overnight, including over Russian-occupied parts of Ukraine.
Tambov Governor Yevgeny Pervyshov say the Wildberries logistics centre for Kotovsk don completely burn down. He talk say about 100,000 square metres of the facility go up in flame, wey be like 14 football pitches. One person injure for the attack, according to wetin he write for Telegram. He no talk whether dem don quench the fire.
For Nizhny Novgorod region, another industrial facility also suffer damage from drone attack, according to the regional governor. He no give more details. But Ukrainian General Staff say the country military strike Lukoil NORSI oil refinery for the region overnight. The attack cause fire for the site, and dem dey assess how bad the damage be.
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy say Ukraine hit 16 targets for Russia over the past day, including oil facilities and logistics sites. He add say targets also include airfields, missile unit, military enterprise, and infrastructure wey Moscow dey use to launch attacks against Ukraine. He no mention the specific sites. “The war must return to where it came from,” he talk for post for X.
For Lipetsk region, one man and one 14-year-old die for fire wey falling drone start, while one woman die for drone attack for Belgorod region wey dey border Ukraine. Reuters quote local authorities as dem talk for Telegram.
Ukraine don dey hit Wildberries facilities since mid-July, and also target the retailer main rival, Ozon, for recent days. The two companies dominate one of the fastest-growing segments of the Russian economy, but that economy dey near stagnation after four and a half years of Russia war on Ukraine. Ukraine accuse Wildberries say dem dey part of Russia military supply chain. But Moscow and the company say dem dey use the facilities for civilian purposes.
Meanwhile for Ukraine, Russian guided aerial bomb attack seriously damage one combined heat and power plant for southern city of Kherson. The plant owner, Ukrainian energy company Naftogaz, announce this one. Dem say dem go assess the damage as soon as security situation allow.
Both Moscow and Kyiv don repeatedly deny say dem dey target civilians since Russia launch full-scale invasion for February 2022. But strike on both sides of the front don intensify for recent months, causing plenty civilian casualties.
