Ukraine Drone Attack Shatters Russian Heartland, Six Killed

Ukraine drone attack on Saturday night unleashed a swarm of unmanned aircraft that penetrated deep into Russian territory, killing at least ↓ 6 civilians and igniting fires at a major e‑commerce warehouse. Moscow’s defense ministry reported neutralising ↑ 822 drones, yet the onslaught reached the capital, where mayor Sergei Sobyanin said roughly 600 hostile units were intercepted.

Ukraine Drone Attack Marks New Depth of Conflict

Andrei Vorobyov, governor of the Moscow region, posted that an 83‑year‑old man perished when a drone slammed into his home. Five more victims were confirmed in the Rostov area, where officials say a rocket‑fuel plant was the target. Wildberries warehouses, likened to Amazon, suffered extensive damage, disrupting Russian consumer logistics—a pattern Ukraine has pursued since mid‑July, accusing the retailer of military ties.

“Russian logistics is feeling the consequences of the war Russia brought to Ukraine,” the Ukrainian defence ministry declared on social media.

Parallel Russian strikes hit Ukrainian sites, killing two workers at ArcelorMittal Kryvyi Rih and sparking blazes in Kyiv that wounded six. Regional authorities tally ↓ 7 dead and 51 injured over the weekend. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy condemned the attacks as indiscriminate attacks on civilian infrastructure, echoing remarks made during the ongoing pandemic response.

Meanwhile, NATO’s air policing effort intercepted an unidentified drone over Romanian airspace, the fourth such incident this year, according to Romania’s defence ministry. For further context, see Reuters and AP News.