Ukraine's president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, confirmed that Ukrainian long-range strikes targeted two logistics centres in the Moscow and Tambov regions of Russia, which he said were used to supply sanctioned components for drones and navigation equipment to the Russian military. The facilities are operated by the online retailer Wildberries, according to Russian officials and news reports. One warehouse is located in Kotovsk, Tambov region, about 360 km (220 miles) from the Ukrainian border, and the other in Elektrostal, roughly 50 km (30 miles) east of Moscow.
Details of the strikes and casualties
Zelenskyy stated: “These facilities were used by the aggressor to supply sanctioned components for the production of drones and navigation equipment.” He added that the strikes were a response to Russian attacks on Ukrainian civilian infrastructure. The Tambov regional governor, Yevgeny Pervyshov, reported that seven night shift workers were killed and 25 others wounded at the warehouse in Kotovsk. Ukrainian military analyst Serhii Kuzan told the BBC that Wildberries is a vital supplier of dual-use and sanctioned goods and electronics to the Russian army.
Additional Ukrainian attacks
On Saturday afternoon, a Ukrainian drone attack on Russia's Belgorod region killed one person and wounded another, according to local authorities. Ukraine's general staff said its forces hit a fuel depot in Noginsk that supplies the Russian armed forces. The military also reported striking two tankers, two floating cranes, and a tugboat in the Black and Azov seas, claiming the vessels were used to transport oil, fuel, and military cargo. Additionally, Ukraine struck a Russian Project 10410 Svetlyak-class patrol ship in Kerch, the second vessel of that class hit in two days, and a railway bridge over the Bila River near Sabivka in occupied Luhansk, which Russia used for military logistics.
Russian missile attacks on Kyiv
Early Sunday, Russian missiles hit Kyiv and the surrounding region, killing at least one person and injuring nine others, as fires broke out across the city, officials said. Powerful explosions rocked the capital as Ukraine's air force warned of a ballistic missile threat. Fires erupted at a dormitory, a residential block, and a supermarket, according to Kyiv mayor Vitali Klitschko. Several non-residential buildings and warehouses were struck, and parked cars and office buildings were set on fire. Two people were injured in the Kyiv region, and warehouses were damaged, according to the military administration.
Assassination attempt investigation
Ukraine's prosecutor general, Ruslan Kravchenko, announced that investigators recovered key evidence in the case of the attempted assassination of Ukrainian businessman Vadym Iermolaiev in Monaco. Specialists from Ukraine's security services restored a surveillance-camera recording that suspects had allegedly attempted to destroy. The camera had been installed near the crime scene to confirm the contract killing had been carried out. The recovered footage is among key pieces of evidence in the investigation.
Protests and political developments
Protesters continued in Kyiv calling for the dismissal of Ukraine's commander-in-chief, Oleksandr Syrskyi, after Zelenskyy removed the popular defence minister Mykhailo Fedorov to placate Syrskyi. Zelenskyy defended his decision, citing a “challenging dialogue” between Fedorov and Syrskyi. The Guardian's Luke Harding filed a video report from the protests.
Other incidents and international involvement
Russia launched an attack on Ukraine's Odesa port infrastructure on Saturday, hitting a vessel under the Antigua and Barbuda flag and killing one person, said regional governor Oleh Kiper. Three people were injured, and buildings, storage tanks, and warehouses were damaged. North Korea's foreign minister, Choe Son Hui, flew to Moscow for talks with her Russian counterpart, Sergei Lavrov, state media reported. North Korea has sent missiles and munitions to Russia for use in Ukraine, while thousands of North Korean troops have died on the frontlines. In return, Moscow is sending financial aid, military technology, food, and energy to the pariah state. Botswana's foreign ministry reported an “alarming” number of its nationals being forced into combat in Russia's war after falling for deceptive recruitment schemes. The All Eyes on Wagner collective published names of over 1,400 Africans recruited between January 2023 and September 2025 to fight in Ukraine, with more than 300 dead. A Russian soldier was shown on video mocking African recruits as “disposables” before their departure.
