Ukrainian drones struck two Wildberries warehouses and an oil depot in Russia on Saturday, killing at least nine people and wounding dozens in a coordinated attack on logistics and energy infrastructure.
The strikes targeted facilities in the Tambov and Moscow regions, including a warehouse in Kotovsk where seven night-shift workers died and 25 were injured, according to Tambov Governor Yevgeny Pervyshov. Another warehouse in Elektrostal, 30 miles east of Moscow, also caught fire, along with an oil depot in nearby Noginsk, prompting evacuations of a maternity hospital and residential building.
Wildberries warehouses and oil depots hit
Wildberries founder Tatyana Kim confirmed both warehouses were engulfed in flames, though the fire in Kotovsk was later extinguished. Footage showed thick smoke billowing from the Elektrostal facility.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky stated the strikes targeted "significant logistical facilities" in Moscow and Tambov, alleging they supplied sanctioned components for drone and navigation equipment production. Ukraine’s military also reported hitting a fuel depot in Noginsk, which it said supplies Russian armed forces.
Broader strikes across Russian-occupied regions
Additional Ukrainian operations targeted vessels in the Black and Azov seas, including two tankers, two floating cranes, and a tugboat used for oil and military cargo transport. A Project 10410 Svetlyak patrol ship in Kerch and a railway bridge in occupied Luhansk were also struck, per Ukrainian military statements.
Russia’s Defense Ministry claimed its air defenses intercepted 379 Ukrainian drones over 19 regions, including Crimea and the Sea of Azov. Separate attacks in Belgorod and Vladimir regions left one dead and others wounded, with a residential building briefly catching fire in Vladimir.
