"The aggressor employed these to deliver restricted components for drone manufacturing and navigation systems," Zelenskyy stated regarding the targeted sites.
Overnight, Ukraine launched extensive strikes deep into central Russia, focusing on multiple warehouses and an oil installation, as reported by Kyiv and local Russian officials.
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President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced on Saturday that Ukrainian troops struck two prominent logistics hubs in the Moscow and Tambov regions amid Kyiv’s extended «long-range sanctions» campaign against Russia.
He added via social media that these facilities were exploited by the aggressor to supply banned parts for drone assembly and navigation hardware, mentioning that an oil facility was also targeted.
Tatyana Kim, founder of Russian e-commerce giant Wildberries, confirmed the strikes hit two of the company’s warehouses.
Yevgeny Pervyshov, Tambov’s governor, reported on Telegram that «seven night-shift workers were killed on site,» and that 25 more suffered injuries from the attack.
Authorities also confirmed a drone strike on a Wildberries logistics center in Elektrostal, Moscow region, which resulted in one death and wounded 37 individuals.
Social media videos circulating show significant flames where one of the strikes occurred.
Earlier that day, Moscow’s Mayor Sergey Sobyanin warned that 370 drones were approaching the Moscow region, noting that most had been «neutralized» by air defenses, with 64 destroyed. Euronews has not independently confirmed these numbers.
Meanwhile, Russia repeatedly targets Ukrainian logistics centers, including sorting facilities managed by the private Ukrainian courier company Nova Poshta. The Russian Defence Ministry alleges these sites are used to store and assemble drones.
In June, Nova Poshta CEO Yevhen Tafiichuk stated that a Russian missile strike demolished the firm’s «largest and most advanced terminal.»
The Ukrainian air force reported that overnight Russia launched 90 attack drones and seven missiles, primarily aimed at the Odesa region. By early Saturday, local air defenses had intercepted one missile and 69 drones, according to the statement.
A drone assault on Kherson early Saturday left at least nine people injured, according to the Kherson Oblast Military Administration.
In recent months, Ukraine has intensified its long-distance assaults on Russian industrial and energy infrastructures, with a specific focus on oil-related facilities such as refineries and storage depots.
These strikes have triggered a fuel shortage crisis in extensive areas of Russia and territories under Russian control, leading to widespread petrol scarcity and increased prices for local residents.
As a countermeasure, the Kremlin banned diesel exports to alleviate supply pressures, and several regions have implemented fuel rationing policies.