Ukrainian drones strike Moscow region, killing one in major attack

Published 16 Aug, 2026 04:01pm 1 min read

Ukrainian drones struck the Moscow region overnight on Sunday in what the provincial ​governor said was one of the largest ‌attacks to have targeted the region, and which he said had left at least one person ​dead.

In posts on Telegram, Moscow region Governor ​Andrei Vorobyov said that an 83-year-old man ⁠had been killed, with several more injured ​in Podolsk, where he said a warehouse ​belonging to Russia’s largest online retailer Wildberries had been struck.

He said damage had been caused at several other ​sites, including at a warehouse in the ​town of Domodedovo, close to one of Moscow’s main ‌airports.

Russia’s ⁠Defence Ministry said it had downed 822 Ukrainian drones throughout the country.

Video filmed by Reuters of the aftermath of the strike on ​Wildberries’ Koledino ​warehouse showed ⁠a large plume of smoke over the site, around 45 km south of Moscow.

Ukraine has been ​targeting ⁠Wildberries, which it accuses of handling military goods, in recent weeks as part of a wider ⁠bid ​to damage Russian economic ​infrastructure it sees as underpinning Moscow’s military campaign.

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