MOSCOW — Multiple waves of Ukrainian drone strikes left seven workers dead and dozens injured across Russia on Saturday, while a separate attack set an oil depot ablaze near the country’s capital, according to regional governors.
Governor Evgeniy Pervyshov reported that Ukrainian drones struck a warehouse belonging to Wildberries — Russia’s largest online retailer — in the city of Kotovsk, located in the Tambov region approximately 475 kilometers (295 miles) southeast of Moscow. Seven people working the overnight shift were killed at the scene, and 25 others were hurt in the attack.
Pervyshov noted on Telegram that 28 incoming drones had been intercepted before reaching their target. “If they had achieved their goal, the number of civilian casualties could have been much higher,” he stated.
A second Wildberries warehouse was also struck — this one in Elektrostal, a city to the east of Moscow. Governor Andrei Vorobyov of the Moscow region confirmed that 24 people sustained injuries in that attack.
Wildberries co-founder and CEO Tatyana Kim called it a “terrible night” for both Russia and the company, extending her condolences to the families of those who lost their lives.
In the city of Noginsk, also within the Moscow region, falling drone debris triggered a fire at a local oil depot. Governor Vorobyov said two individuals were injured there, and a maternity hospital located nearby was evacuated as a precaution. He did not provide details on the extent of the damage to the oil facility.
