Ukrainian drone attacks on Russia kill at least 8, wound dozens

Russian officials say Ukrainian strikes on retailer’s warehouses caused civilian casualties; Kyiv says facilities used to produce drones and navigation gear.Ukrainian drone attacks in western Russia have killed at least eight people and wounded dozens, according to local officials, as Ukraine and Russia continue to exchange strikes.Tambov Governor Evgeniy Pervyshov said on Saturday that an attack on Kotovsk struck a warehouse owned by Wildberries, Russia’s largest online retailer.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Eight killed in Ukraine and Russia as Zelenskyy replaces defence chieflist 2 of 3Senior Chinese delegation visits North Korea for talkslist 3 of 3Hundreds protest in Kyiv over Zelenskyy’s dismissal of defence ministerend of list“Seven night-shift employees were killed when enemy drones struck the Wildberries logistics centre,” Pervyshov wrote on Telegram.Another 25 people were wounded, including one person in critical condition and six seriously, with most of the injuries caused by shrapnel, he said.According to the governor, 28 drones had been intercepted. “Had they reached their goal, the number of civilian casualties could have been much higher,” he added.(Al Jazeera)A separate drone attack in Elektrostal city in the western Moscow region hit another Wildberries warehouse, killing at least one person and wounding 37 people, Governor Andrei Vorobyov said on Telegram. A number of the injured are in serious condition, he added.Another drone attack sparked a fire at an oil depot in Noginsk, also in the Moscow region, wounding two people, he said.Reporting from Moscow, Al Jazeera’s Dmitry Medvedenko said Saturday’s death and injury toll was “the highest” in Ukrainian attacks on Russia “in three years”.In a statement posted on social media, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the two Wildberries warehouses were “significant logistics facilities” used to “ensure the supply of sanctioned components for the production of drones and navigation equipment”. He ⁠also said ⁠Ukraine’s medium-range strikes hit targets in the ‌Sea of Azov and the Black Sea.