Russia-Ukraine Escalate Long-Range Strikes on Cities, Energy Sites and Warehouses
Multiple outlets reported an intensifying exchange of long-range strikes between Russia and Ukraine over several weeks in mid-to-late 2026, including Russian attacks on Ukrainian cities and energy infrastructure and Ukrainian drone strikes on Russian warehouses and logistics sites. Coverage varied in focus: some outlets emphasized civilian casualties and Ukraine's weakened air defenses, others highlighted economic damage to Russian retailer Wildberries, and one detailed Ukraine's drone-unit propaganda efforts, reflecting differing editorial emphases rather than factual disagreement.
Between July and August 2026, Russia and Ukraine each conducted a series of long-range strikes against the other's territory. Russia carried out attacks described as targeting multiple Ukrainian cities, including a strike on nine cities in late August, and separately announced plans for what it called 'massive strikes' on Ukraine's energy facilities. One overnight Russian attack on Kyiv in early August killed at least 17 people, occurring as Ukraine faced a reported shortage of interceptor missiles for capital air defense. Ukraine, meanwhile, escalated long-range drone strikes on Russian territory, repeatedly targeting warehouses belonging to Wildberries, Russia's largest online retailer. Strikes hit Wildberries facilities in St. Petersburg and the Leningrad region, as well as in the Moscow region, where a drone strike in early August was reported to have killed five people. Wildberries confirmed damage to at least two of its warehouses. The attacks were part of a broader pattern of Ukrainian strikes on Russian civilian and logistics infrastructure over a period of days to weeks. Separately, reporting described Ukraine's unmanned systems forces, led by Robert Brovdi, publicizing drone footage showing Russian soldiers being pursued and killed, material used partly as propaganda. The exact casualty tolls, full scope of damage to Wildberries operations, and details of Russia's planned energy-sector strikes remain unconfirmed or only partially detailed across sources. It is not clear whether the various strikes described occurred as part of a single coordinated campaign or represent separate, unrelated incidents across the reporting period.
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Russia says it launched a 'massive' overnight strike on 9 Ukrainian cities
Russia has launched a major attack on Ukraine that targeted nine cities with missiles and drones
Read original report ↗Wildberries says two warehouses were hit near St. Petersburg in a drone attack
Two warehouses belonging to leading Russian online retailer Wildberries were hit in St. Petersburg and in the Leningrad region, the company said.
Read original report ↗Russia preparing ‘massive strikes against Ukraine’s energy facilities’
The Russian announcement comes amid intensfying drone strikes against Ukraine.
Read original report ↗‘Our task is to laugh at these enemies’: the Ukrainian unit posting drone videos of Russian soldiers’ last moments
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Read original report ↗Russia's businesses under strain from Ukraine's attacks on Wildberries
Ukrainian drones have hit several retail warehouses belonging to Russia's biggest online retailer Wildberries in a matter of days.
Read original report ↗Kyiv residents face attacks with fewer defenses overhead
Another overnight attack killed at least 17 people in and around Kyiv. The strikes come as Ukraine faces a growing shortage of the interceptor missiles used to defend the capital.
Read original report ↗Ukrainian drone strike on Russian warehouses in Moscow region kills 5
Ukraine has conducted long-range strikes targeting civilian infrastructure in Russia, and in recent weeks stepped up attacks on warehouses belonging to the Russian e-commerce giant Wildberries.
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