Latest war news. Attacks continue: at least eight dead in Ukraine, seven in Russia
Drone shot down over Romania. NATO colonel: ‘It appears to be Russian’
Key points
- Moscow: ‘1,500 drones launched from Ukraine in 24 hours’
- Ukraine: death toll from Russian air strikes rises to 8
- Ukraine: 7 of Wildberries’ 10 main sites rendered inoperable
- Ukraine: ArcelorMittal plant in Kryvyi Rih hit in Russian attack
- Russian woman arrested for attacking an officer: ‘I have no regrets’
- Drone shot down over Romanian airspace. NATO colonel: ‘It appears to be Russian’
Moscow: ‘1,500 drones launched from Ukraine in 24 hours’
At least seven people have died in Russia after Ukraine launched nearly 1,500 drones within 24 hours. In what appears to be a retaliation for recent Russian ballistic missile strikes, Ukraine launched 1,478 drones and at least nine cruise missiles, according to reports by Russian state media, as reported by Sky News. Citing the Ministry of Defence in Moscow, they stated that the attacks were launched in the last 24 hours, representing one of the largest bombardments carried out by Ukraine since the start of the war.
Five people are reported to have been killed in the Rostov region, in south-western Russia, according to the local governor, Yury Slyusar. In the Moscow region, an 83-year-old man was killed after a drone reportedly struck his home.
Ukraine: Death toll from Russian air strikes rises to 8
The death toll from the latest wave of Russian attacks in Ukraine has risen to 8 with 39 people injured. The BBC reports this, stating that two deaths were recorded in the Sumy region, one in Donetsk, one in Kherson, two in the Zaporizhzhia region and two in the city of Kryvyi Rih, in the Dnipropetrovsk region. At least 39 people were injured in the attacks that took place overnight, including six in the Kyiv region and two in the Odessa region following an attack on a post office.
Ukraine: 7 of Wildberries’ 10 main sites rendered inoperable
Kiev claimed today that it had rendered seven of the ten largest logistics centres belonging to Wildberries, the Russian e-commerce giant, inoperable. This is according to a statement issued by the Ministry of Defence reporting on the latest attack launched last night against Wildberries’ logistics centre located in the Koledino industrial park, in the Moscow region.
“Following a large-scale drone attack in the Moscow region, the company’s logistics centre in the Koledino industrial park has also ceased operations. This was Wildberries’ largest warehouse in terms of floor space: 250,000 square metres,” the statement notes.
