At least five people have been killed and 10 others injured after a Ukrainian drone strike hit a warehouse in Russia’s Moscow region, as both Russia and Ukraine continued exchanging overnight attacks that caused casualties on both sides.
The strike targeted an industrial site in Novoselki, Chekhov, approximately 69 kilometres south of the Kremlin, according to Moscow region Governor Andrei Vorobyov. A warehouse caught fire, while an electrical substation and an administrative building also sustained damage.
Seven of the injured were reported to be in moderate condition, while one person remained in critical condition.
Although Russian officials did not identify the warehouse, Ukrainian media reported that the facility was associated with Wildberries, one of Russia’s largest online retailers, often referred to as the country’s equivalent of Amazon.
Ukraine has repeatedly claimed that warehouses operated by Wildberries are being used to supply the Russian military. Moscow has consistently denied those allegations.
Wildberries has not publicly commented on the Moscow region strike but confirmed that another of its facilities in Russia’s St. Petersburg region was also hit overnight.
Local authorities reported additional attacks on warehouses in Russia’s Tver region.
Russia’s Ministry of Defence said its air defence systems intercepted and destroyed 320 Ukrainian drones during the overnight attacks, highlighting the increasing scale of long-range drone warfare between the two countries.
Drone attacks have become a key feature of the conflict, with both nations increasingly targeting military infrastructure and logistics facilities far behind front lines.
Ukraine also reported deadly Russian attacks overnight.
According to Ukraine’s State Emergency Service, an 89-year-old woman was killed in the southern city of Mykolaiv after Russian strikes injured seven others, including two girls aged two and 12.
In the northeastern Sumy region, a woman and two children aged five and 10 were killed when residential areas came under attack. Four additional people were injured.
Authorities also reported injuries in Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi, while a food warehouse in Dnipro caught fire following Russian strikes.
The latest attacks came one day after a drone exploded on a crowded beach in Russia’s Krasnodar region, killing seven people and injuring dozens more.
Russian officials accused Ukraine of deliberately targeting civilians, although Kyiv has not commented on the incident. Ukrainian sources have suggested the drone may have crashed after its navigation system was disrupted by electronic warfare.
Both Russia and Ukraine continue to deny intentionally targeting civilians, despite repeated attacks causing deaths and injuries far from active battlefields.
The latest exchange underscores the growing role of drones in the Russia-Ukraine war, with increasingly sophisticated attacks reaching deep inside Russian territory while Russian missile and drone strikes continue across Ukrainian cities.
As both countries expand long-range strike capabilities, warehouses, logistics centres, energy infrastructure and urban areas are increasingly becoming targets, raising concerns about mounting civilian casualties and further escalation of the conflict.
