Seven dead as Russian Wildberries hub hit by huge Ukraine drone attack

WorldPolitics
17 Aug 2026 • 2:20 PM MYT
The Independent
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Seven dead as Russian Wildberries hub hit by huge Ukraine drone attack

  • Ukraine has launched a major overnight air attack against Russia using more than 800 drones.
  • A vast warehouse belonging to online retailer Wildberries in the Moscow region was completely destroyed in the strikes.
  • Russian officials claimed 822 drones were destroyed overnight, while an 83-year-old man was killed in the Moscow region. Meanwhile, A Ukrainian missile ⁠strike killed six people ⁠and ​wounded ⁠another four, ⁠including ​a ⁠14-year-old child, in ‌Russia's border ‌Belgorod region, ‌acting governor Alexander ⁠Shuvayev said on his Telegram channel. In the early hours of Monday morning.
  • At least three people were injured in Kyiv following Russian missile and drone strikes early on Sunday morning.
  • President Volodymyr Zelensky revealed Ukraine also recently used flamingo missiles to strike a Russian rocket and space centre in Samara.

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