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Russian officials say Ukrainian strike on bus killed nine in Luhansk
Russian-installed authorities reported casualties from a bus strike in Luhansk, while Ukrainian drones targeted retail logistics infrastructure in Russia.
The short version
- Russian-installed officials reported that a Ukrainian attack on a bus in occupied Luhansk killed nine people and injured five others.
- Ukrainian drone strikes continued to target logistics inside Russia, completely destroying a 100,000-square-meter Wildberries retail warehouse in the Tambov region.
- Ukrainian forces have increasingly hit major Russian online retailers, which Kyiv asserts support the Russian military war effort.
Key facts
- Leonid Pasechnik, the leader of Russian occupying forces in Luhansk, reported that eight people died immediately and a 20-year-old woman later died from injuries following a strike on a bus carrying 15 people.[Deutsche Welle]
- A Ukrainian drone strike caused a fire that completely destroyed a 100,000-square-meter Wildberries warehouse in Russia's Tambov region, according to the regional governor.[Deutsche Welle]
- Kyiv maintains that logistics hubs for major online retailers like Wildberries assist Russia's military campaign.[Deutsche Welle]
- Analysis of satellite imagery by Reuters estimated that over 1.9 million square meters of warehouse space across more than 20 Wildberries and Ozon facilities have been damaged by recent Ukrainian drone attacks.[Deutsche Welle]
What remains uncertain
- Ukrainian officials have not independently verified or commented on the details of the reported Luhansk bus strike.[Deutsche Welle]