Ukrainian drones hit a number of industrial facilities in the central Russian city of Ryazan, while the country’s top online retailer Wildberries evacuated its warehouse in the city, local authorities and the company said on Wednesday.
Ryazan region Governor Pavel Malkov wrote on Telegram that industrial sites caught fire and six people sought medical attention. He did not detail which facilities were hit in the region, which houses several major industrial complexes, an oil refinery and a logistics hub.
The Wildberries warehouse in Ryazan is the latest to be targeted in a wave of attacks that have damaged at least seven of the company’s facilities in recent days. The strikes have wiped out roughly 10% of the company’s storage capacity, disrupting operations and inflicting heavy financial losses on tens of thousands of small businesses selling on the e-commerce platform.
In a separate attack, a woman was killed and a man injured when missile debris struck an apartment building in the southern port city of Taganrog on the Sea of Azov, local authorities said.
Taganrog, located in the Rostov region, is home to industrial plants and a major grain export terminal.
Meanwhile, in Ukraine’s Kherson region, a man was killed and another three people injured in a Russian drone attack, officials said.
Russia’s defence ministry said its drones hit two vessels carrying weapons and military equipment east of the Ukrainian port of Odesa.
Russia’s Defense Ministry also claimed its drones struck two vessels carrying weapons and military equipment east of the Ukrainian port of Odesa.
Both Russia and Ukraine have intensified strikes on shipping in the Black Sea and Sea of Azov in recent weeks, causing a drop in regional oil and grain shipments.
