Russian industrial sites on fire after Ukrainian drone attacks

What the report says

Al Jazeera, citing Reuters and Russian regional authorities, reported that Ukrainian drone strikes hit industrial facilities in Ryazan, a western Russian city, overnight Tuesday, triggering fires and prompting evacuations at warehouses operated by Wildberries, Russia’s largest online retailer. Ryazan Governor Pavel Malkov said on Telegram that air defences intercepted 45 drones over the region, while debris set off a fire in an industrial zone, damaged a residence and another building, and left six people needing hospital treatment.

Wildberries said it evacuated warehouses in Ryazan. According to the report, the company and local officials said drone attacks over recent days have damaged at least seven of its warehouses, destroying roughly 10 percent of its storage capacity and disrupting sellers who use the platform. Al Jazeera noted that Kyiv has accused Wildberries of helping supply Russia’s military, as Ukraine expands strikes on Russian industrial targets.

The article also described separate attacks affecting civilians and infrastructure on both sides. In Taganrog, a southern Russian city on the Sea of Azov, regional Governor Yury Slyusar said missile debris hit an apartment building, killing a woman and injuring a man. In Ukraine, local authorities reported one person killed and three wounded in Kherson by a Russian drone attack, while five people, including a child, were injured in Dnipropetrovsk amid Russian drone, bomb and artillery strikes.

The wider context is an intensifying long-range campaign in which Russia and Ukraine have increasingly struck industrial, maritime and logistics targets. Al Jazeera reported that Russia’s Defence Ministry claimed its drones hit two vessels carrying weapons and military equipment near Odesa, while Ukrainian officials emphasised the need for asymmetric tactics and continued air-defence support.