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Ukraine war briefing: Wildberries warehouse struck by Kyiv’s drones more than 2,000km from Russian border
Depot hit in city of Ekaterinburg and hundreds evacuated in latest attack on Russian online retail giant. What we know on day 1,625
TL;DR
- Ukrainian long-range drones hit a Wildberries warehouse in Ekaterinburg, Russia, causing a fire but no major merchandise damage.
- Over 800 people were evacuated from the warehouse, and no injuries were reported.
- The US Senate passed a bill supporting sweeping energy sanctions on Russia, which Ukraine and the EU welcomed.
- Russian strikes in Ukraine killed three people, including a child, in the Brovary district, and two in the Dnipropetrovsk region.
- Two people were killed in occupied Crimea after a Ukrainian drone struck an apartment building in Kerch.
- Ukrainian President Zelenskyy visited Serbia to discuss security and economic ties, aiming to strengthen relations.
- Germany is investigating an explosive-laden drone found near a cargo plane at Leipzig-Halle airport.
- Russia's supreme court will review a lawsuit seeking to ban the opposition party Yabloko from parliamentary elections.