MOSCOW: Ukrainian drones hit oil refineries and logistics facilities in the Russian cities of Perm, Ryazan and Taganrog, as well as the Crimean peninsula overnight, with the country's top online retailer Wildberries evacuating its Ryazan warehouse. Drone strikes have damaged at least seven Wildberries warehouses in the past few days, destroying around 10 per cent of the company's storage capacity and inflicting losses on tens of thousands of small businesses that sell goods and services via the platform.
In a statement, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said his forces had struck oil refineries in Perm and Ryazan, a logistics centre in Ryazan, an export terminal and military plant in the Rostov region, as well as a naval base in Crimea. Local Russian officials confirmed the strikes.
In Ryazan, south of Moscow and around 500 km (310 miles) from Ukrainian-held territory, Governor Pavel Malkov said industrial sites had caught fire and six people were seeking medical help. In the Urals city of Perm, around 1,600 km from Ukrainian-held territory, Governor Dmitry Makhonin said Ukrainian drones had hit an industrial facility but caused no casualties.
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