Russia launches wave of strikes on Ukraine as Kyiv hits Wildberries warehouse near Moscow
Summary
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Ukrainian officials says at least five people have been killed in overnight Russian strikes, as both countries continue to exchange drone and missile attacks
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Ukraine says it shot down three Russian missiles and nearly 100 drones – our reporter in Kyiv says air raid alerts in the capital have continued into the morning
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In Russia, another warehouse belonging to online retailer Wildberries – referred to as “Russia’s Amazon” – was hit
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Moscow’s mayor says about 600 Ukrainian drones were launched towards the city overnight – the governor calls it “one of the most massive drone attacks of recent times” to hit the city
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Fresh air raid alerts in Kyiv on Sunday morningpublished at 09:48 BST
Dan Johnson
Ukraine correspondent, reporting from KyivWe have had another air raid alert in Kyiv, the fifth since midnight. Russian drones were reported as heading towards the eastern edge of the city.
We’ve since been given the all clear.
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Moscow hit by ‘one of the most massive drone attacks in recent memory’published at 09:47 BST
Image source, ReutersMeanwhile, Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin says more than 600 Ukrainian drones have been intercepted heading for the Russian capital capital.
Moscow regional governor Andrey Vorobyov describes how the region has been hit by “one of the most massive drone attacks in recent memory”.
He says that a drone strike caused a fire at a Wildberries warehouse in the Koledino Industrial Park and that employees were forced to evacuate.
Wildberries – Russia’s biggest online retailer – has been targeted in recent weeks by Ukraine, which says the company’s warehouses are being used as “logistics facilities” for military equipment.
The Kremlin has denied that online platforms are used for army supplies, but a variety of military-related goods such as body armour are on sale, alongside items with both civilian and drone-production applications.
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Five killed in strikes on Ukraine, with dozens more injuredpublished at 09:39 BST
Dan Johnson
Ukraine correspondent, reporting from Kyiv
Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Firefighters work to extinguish a blaze following a Russian attack on Kyiv on Sunday
A fifth Ukrainian has been reported killed in Russian strikes overnight.
The mayor of Kryvyi Rih says a 44-year-old man reported missing has been found dead in rubble.
Another person was killed and 14 workers of a steel plant were wounded. Russia says the site was producing weapons components.
Two people in their 60s were killed when a house was destroyed in Zaporizhzhia.
Emergency services say fires at a market in Kyiv have now been extinguished after it was hit overnight.
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky says six people have been injured in the city, following four rounds of air strikes through the night and this morning.
The president referred to a fifth death yesterday evening in Sumy, when a car was hit.Russia says its attacks on Kyiv last night targeted a FirePoint facility producing parts for Ukrainian Flamingo missiles, and a factory making components for drones.
Russia’s defence ministry says in Poltava region, it hit the Kremenchuk oil refinery which it says supplies fuel to the Ukrainian military.
Russia says it hit a dry cargo vessel near Odesa, claiming it was carrying military equipment.
Original source: https://www.bbc.com/
