Overview
- An overnight drone strike damaged an Ozon logistics centre in the Russian republic of Adygeya, forcing an evacuation and causing a fire while the company reported no injuries.
- Russia reported reciprocal attacks the same night that it says hit two power plants in Kyiv and Zhytomyr regions and struck a freighter near Odessa.
- Kyiv frames the strikes on major e-commerce hubs as attacks on facilities that supply parts to the Russian military, a claim cited by Ukrainian and some international reports.
- Repeated drone hits on Ozon and Wildberries distribution sites have disrupted Russia’s e-commerce supply chains and are reported to have caused damage running into the billions of rubles.
- U.S.-facilitated direct talks between Kyiv and Moscow are scheduled in the UAE next week, and officials warn that continuing cross-border strikes could complicate or constrain negotiations.