Drone Strikes Disrupt Russia's Largest Online Retailer

Ukrainian drones struck several industrial facilities and logistics centers in the central Russian city of Ryazan. According to regional governor Pavel Malkov, fires broke out at the targeted sites and six people sought medical attention.

Wildberries, Russia's largest online retailer, evacuated its warehouse in the city following the attack.

The company said recent Ukrainian drone strikes have damaged at least seven of its warehouses, affecting facilities that account for about 10% of its logistics capacity and causing significant losses for tens of thousands of merchants using the platform.

Fighting also intensified elsewhere. In Taganrog, in southern Russia, debris from a downed missile killed a woman and injured a man, while a Russian drone strike killed one person in the Ukrainian city of Kherson.

Meanwhile, Russia's Defense Ministry claimed it had struck two vessels carrying military equipment east of Odessa. The claim could not be independently verified.

Both sides have recently stepped up attacks on shipping in the Black and Azov Seas, raising concerns over the security of regional grain and oil exports.

(Reuters, Max)