Ukraine marks independence with audacious drone blitz on Russia’s ‘Amazon’

Rory McKeown | Assistant editor (news) Published August 24, 2026 9:19am Updated August 24, 2026 9:39am To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Ukraine marked its Independence Day by targeting Vladimir Putin’s online shopping hubs. Three Ozon marketplace logistics centres were engulfed by flames following the overnight strikes. The attacks unfolded on the day UK prime minister Andy Burnham was making his first trip as leader to Kyiv. Ozon is often referred to as the ‘Amazon of Russia’ and supports Moscow’s military, Ukraine says. Huge plumes of smoke were seen pouring from three targets – near Emen in Adygea, Makhachkala, and in Nevinnomyssk, Stavropol, region. Ukrainian drones hit Russian homeware giant Kuchenland’s war