Several wounded as Moscow region hit by drone attack

A total of 620 drones flew towards the Moscow region overnight, Russian officials said, reporting that several people were wounded and buildings were struck.

Aug 18 - Russia downed 180 drones in the Moscow region overnight, the capital's mayor, Sergei Sobyanin, said on the Telegram messaging app early on Tuesday, in one of the biggest Ukrainian air attacks on the Russian capital.

They have impacted a Russian firm described as the country's answer of Amazon.

A massive overnight drone attack in the Moscow region set fire to a Wildberries logistics facility, with visuals showing the warehouse engulfed in flames.

Moscow region governor said several sites belonging to Russia's largest online retailer Wildberries were also targeted in the attack.

Moscow says hundreds of drones targeted the Russian capital overnight, while NATO jets were again called into action farther south. The incidents underline the growing reach of drone warfare well beyond Ukraine itself.

Ukrainian drones strike Moscow region, killing one  Reuters

Three people were killed and another wounded in Russia’s southern Rostov region.

A massive overnight drone attack targeted the Moscow region with 600 drones, wounding three people as Ukraine escalates long-range strikes into Russia.

A Ukrainian drone attack on Nizhnekamsk, a city in Russia’s Republic of Tatarstan, on August 10 killed 13 people, including citizens of Uzbekistan and Tajikistan. Residents quickly erected a makeshift memorial with flowers and candles, authorities canceled the city’s anniversary celebrations, and Tatarstan declared a p

Overall, since Russia’s invasion on Feb. 24, 2022, UN human rights monitors say the war has killed at least 16,874 civilians, including 820 children, and wounded 51,273 injured, including 3,126 children.

New satellite images reveal nets covering Russian submarines to protect them against Ukrainian drones. It’s a confirmation that no Moscow asset is free from Kiev’s attacks anymore, not even its prized nuclear ballistic missile submarine fleet. It is also yet another embarrassing moment for Russian President Vladimir Pu

Ukraine attacked Russia’s key Baltic oil port of Ust-Luga with 54 drones overnight on Aug. 14, triggering a fire and disrupting operations. The strike marks at least the sixth attack on the port this year as Kyiv intensifies efforts to hit Russia’s lucrative oil-export infrastructure.

Port infrastructure damaged in Ukrainian drone strike on Russia's Leningrad Oblast, governor says  The Kyiv Independent

Russia is one of the world's biggest energy producers, with oil providing an economic mainstay as its military tries to push deeper into Ukraine in a slow and costly advance more than four years after Moscow launched its full-scale invasion.