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Mass Drone and Missile Waves Hit Russia and Ukraine

The attacks mark a step up in long‑range strikes that are testing air defenses and putting fuel and logistics hubs at risk.

Overview

  • A drone strike on a Wildberries logistics complex near Voronezh caused large warehouse fires and killed one man, with two others wounded, regional officials said.
  • Regional authorities said air defenses downed multiple drones over Orsk and that debris started a fire at an industrial site while Ukrainian monitoring channels reported possible damage to a hydrocracking unit at the Orsk refinery.
  • Russian missile strikes on Ukrainian regions including Zaporizhzhia, Kyiv and Dnipropetrovsk caused civilian deaths, injuries and damage to hospitals, homes and warehouses, according to regional officials.
  • Both sides reported high interception totals—Russia’s defence ministry published an aggregated figure of hundreds of Ukrainian drones downed and Ukraine’s air force said it shot down most of about 120 drones launched at Ukraine—but independent verification of kill counts and specific industrial damage is limited.
  • The pattern of reciprocal long‑range attacks is widening the war’s geographic reach, threatening fuel supplies and supply chains, and is likely to keep pressure on civil infrastructure and air defenses in the coming days.