At least five people were killed and ten others sustained injuries after a Ukrainian drone targeted an industrial logistics site south of Moscow overnight. The strike hit a warehouse located in Novoselki, Chekhov, situated approximately 69 kilometers (43 miles) south of the Kremlin, triggering a major fire across the site. The strike forms part of a broader sequence of attacks aimed at Russian commercial and supply infrastructure.
Impact on Moscow Region Infrastructure and Casualties
Moscow region Governor Andrei Vorobyov confirmed the details on Telegram, noting that seven of the ten injured individuals remain in moderate condition, while one casualty is in serious condition. Emergency services worked to contain the blaze sparked by the unmanned aerial vehicle hitting the Novoselki facility.
While local officials did not explicitly identify the facility's parent enterprise, Ukrainian media reported that the attacked location operates under Wildberries, Russia's prominent e-commerce platform often compared to Amazon. Wildberries did not issue a public statement regarding the Moscow region hit, but confirmed that a separate corporate logistics centre in the St Petersburg region was struck during the same overnight period. Additional Wildberries storage hubs in the Tver region were also targeted.
Military Logistics Claims and Counter-Strikes
Kyiv maintains that Wildberries distribution centers serve a dual role by supplying materials to Russian armed forces, a characterization that Moscow strongly denies. The Russian Ministry of Defence reported that air defense systems intercepted and downed 320 Ukrainian drones across various territories during the overnight operation.
Simultaneously, Russian forces carried out targeted bombardments on Ukrainian cities, resulting in at least four civilian fatalities and several injuries, according to Ukraine's State Emergency Service. In the southern port city of Mykolaiv, an 89-year-old woman was killed and seven people were injured, including two young girls aged 2 and 12. In Sumy, a strike on a residential sector claimed the lives of a woman and two girls aged 5 and 10, leaving four others wounded. Further Russian strikes wounded two civilians in Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi and set fire to a food storage facility in Dnipro.
Resort Area Explosion and Escalating Recriminations
The night of widespread drone engagements follows an incident a day earlier in the Krasnodar region of southern Russia, where a drone crashed and detonated on a crowded beach, killing seven people and injuring 58. Verified social media footage captured the aircraft plunging onto the shore near tourists who were swimming and resting on the beach.
Disputing explanations have emerged regarding the cause of the beach crash. Ukrainian Telegram sources suggested that electronic jamming countermeasures disrupted the drone's navigation, causing it to fall out of control. Conversely, eyewitness accounts cited by Russian media reported hearing gunfire preceding the blast, pointing to active air defense engagement. Regional authorities in Krasnodar accused Ukraine of intentionally targeting non-combatants, though both warring parties continue to disavow deliberate strikes on civilian populations.
