Ukraine Gains Ground as Putin Faces Pressure

Russia is weighing support for retailers after Ukrainian strikes caused billions of dollars of estimated losses at warehouses owned by Wildberries, the country’s answer to Amazon.  Ukrainian drones began targeting warehouses operated by Wildberries in mid-July, with more than a dozen facilities from southern Russia to the Urals affected. The attacks have killed several people and injured dozens more, while Wildberries has lost at least 17% of its warehouse capacity. Sergei Guriev, Dean of t...

Ukrainian drones hit Wildberries warehouses in overnight strikes

Russian retailer has become a key target for Kyiv as it aims to bring Putin’s war closer to home

Ukraine's Unmanned Systems Forces commander reports attacks on 15 Wildberries warehouses in Russia

Over 18 days, Ukrainian drones have destroyed 13 of 15 Wildberries warehouses. New strikes have been recorded in Krasny Bor and Chekhov.

By Roman Petrenko

Ukraine drone strikes kill five near Moscow, Russia says

Russian officials say Ukrainian drones have killed five people, hitting industrial and warehouse sites near Moscow and St Petersburg. Meanwhile, a soldier has killed four people in Russian-controlled Crimea. DW has more.

Ukraine strikes inside Russia as Moscow accused of increasingly brutal attacks

Denmark's ambassador to the United Nations has said that Russian strikes have become more brutal. On August 4, the funeral of several Ukrainians killed in a Russian ballistic missile attack a week earlier, including three children, took place. On the other side of the border, what appeared to be a drone hit a busy beach area near the Russian town of Gelendzhik. Seven people were killed according to local authorities, who have blamed the attack on Kyiv.

By FRANCE24

Ukraine strikes 3 more Russian warehouses and kills 5 people in overnight attacks, officials say

At Least 5 Killed in Ukraine’s Latest Drone Attacks Against Wildberries

Moscow region authorities said another 10 people were injured in an overnight strike on a warehouse in the city of Chekov.

Ukraine has hit 20 Wildberries warehouses since mid-July. Photos and videos show the aftermath of the latest strike on a logistics center in Russia’s Leningrad region.

Overnight on August 4, Ukrainian drones attacked a Wildberries warehouse in the village of Krasny Bor in Russia’s Leningrad region, sparking a major fire. The company says it carried out an “advance evacuation” of employees and that no one was injured. Governor Alexander Drozdenko had reported one injury. The victim was an employee at a nearby Lenta warehouse, where one of the drones crashed.

At least 5 killed when Ukrainian drone strike targets Moscow region

At least five people were killed and 10 injured in a drone strike on an industrial zone near Moscow, the regional governor said, as attacks between Russia and Ukraine escalate. Uk...

Commander of Ukraine’s Unmanned Systems Forces confirms strike on Wildberries warehouse in Russia’s Leningrad region

The Ukrainian Armed Forces’ Unmanned Systems Forces struck a Wildberries marketplace warehouse in the Leningrad Region of the Russian Federation.

Ukraine hits more Wildberries sites as strike kills five in Moscow region

Two Wildberries warehouses were hit by Ukrainian strikes overnight on Monday, with another site apparently linked to Russia's largest online retailer also damaged near Moscow.

By Deborah Okailey Quarcoo