A Ukrainian drone strike on an industrial zone in the Moscow region has resulted in at least five deaths and ten injuries, according to local officials. The attack, which occurred overnight, targeted the Novoselki industrial area in the Chekhov municipality, located approximately 69 kilometers south of the Kremlin. The strike triggered significant fires at a warehouse, while also causing damage to an electrical substation and an administrative building. Emergency services were deployed to extinguish the blazes and provide medical assistance to the wounded, with authorities reporting that one of the injured remains in serious condition.
While regional governor Andrei Vorobyov did not explicitly confirm the specific operator of the targeted warehouse, the site is known to house logistics centers for several major companies, including Wildberries. Often referred to as the Russian equivalent of Amazon, Wildberries has become a frequent target of Ukraine's long-range aerial campaign in recent weeks. Kyiv has conducted over a dozen strikes against the retailer's facilities across eleven Russian regions since mid-July, aiming to disrupt logistics networks and exert economic pressure on the country.
Ukrainian officials maintain that these logistics hubs are utilized to support the Russian military effort, a claim that both the Kremlin and Wildberries have consistently denied. The recent escalation is part of a broader pattern of cross-border drone warfare, with Russia simultaneously launching its own strikes against Ukrainian cities, including recent attacks in the Sumy region that resulted in further civilian casualties. As both nations continue to exchange long-range fire, the conflict increasingly impacts civilian infrastructure and logistics networks deep within Russian territory.