Unmanned Systems Forces commander Robert "Magyar" Brovdi confirmed the attacks, marking the eighth and ninth Wildberries facilities to be struck since the campaign started.
Ukrainian forces downed 109 out of the 133 drones, including Shahed-type attack drones, launched by Russia overnight, the Air Force reported. Twenty-four drones drones struck 19 different locations, and debris fell in three more areas.
The figure includes 1,500 casualties Russian forces suffered over the past day.
Ukrainian forces struck a Russian airbase in Engels, an oil refinery in Saratov, and a warehouse belonging to Russian online retail giant Wildberries in Novosemeykino overnight on Aug. 2, monitoring channels reported.
The suspect, a security guard, and a patron of the restaurant were killed, and 21 others were injured, Russia's anti-terrorism committee reported.
A Russian drone struck a warehouse belonging to Ukrainian online retailer Rozetka in Kyiv Oblast on Aug. 1, killing one employee and injuring seven others.
Zelensky said Yanina was a sanctioned Russian container ship with a capacity of more than 100,000 metric tons.
The Kyiv Independent's coverage of Russia’s war in Ukraine. Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine on Feb. 24, 2022, after eight years of aggression against Ukraine that began in 2014 with the annexation of Crimea and fighting in Donbas. The war has resulted in tens of thousands of military and civilian casualties and displaced millions of Ukrainians. NATO and Western allies have provided military aid to Ukraine while the conflict continues across fronts in Ukraine’s south and east.
Founder and CEO Tatiana Kim claimed that Wildberries entrepreneurs in Russia and partner countries, including China and Kazakhstan, had "suffered losses amounting to billions."
