Ukraine launched a large-scale drone attack against Russian territory overnight, causing a fire at a major warehouse in Podolsk and killing at least six people across several regions. The Russian Ministry of Defence reported it destroyed 822 drones, including 600 targeted at the Moscow capital region. In a separate incident on Sunday, a Spanish F-18 fighter jet operating under NATO air policing downed a drone that entered Romanian airspace near the city of Galati.
The aerial strikes come as Ukraine continues a campaign against Russian logistics and infrastructure, specifically targeting facilities belonging to Wildberries, Russia's largest online retailer. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky also stated that his forces used Flamingo cruise missiles on Saturday to strike a rocket and space center in Samara. Simultaneously, the Russian Defence Ministry claimed its forces seized two villages, Pershomarivka and Kudiivka, in eastern and northeastern Ukraine.
In the Moscow region, Governor Andrei Vorobyov reported the death of an 83-year-old man following a drone strike on a private home. The attack also destroyed a Wildberries warehouse in Podolsk, which is reportedly the company's largest facility. In the southwestern Rostov region, Governor Yury Slyusar confirmed five deaths resulting from an attack involving 150 drones that damaged a railway station and residential homes. Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko reported at least three injuries in the Ukrainian capital following Russian missile and drone responses early Sunday.
The scale of this engagement is significant, involving over 800 drones in a single overnight period across multiple Russian districts, while Ukraine reported the use of new FP-5 Flamingo cruise missiles for deep strikes. The incident in Romania, where a Spanish F-18 intercepted a drone at 5:01 a.m. local time, marks the fourth time the NATO member has neutralized a drone breaching its borders. This underscores the increasing risk of the conflict spilling into neighboring sovereign airspace and the direct involvement of NATO air policing assets in active interceptions.
The immediate consequences will be felt in the coming days through disrupted supply chains for Russian consumers and heightened military alerts in border regions. Russia has already signaled that the continued transfer of Western arms to Ukraine will cause "serious damage" to bilateral relations with the U.S. and Turkey. What happens next depends on the verified damage to Russia's space and satellite infrastructure in Samara and the potential for further NATO involvement if airspace violations continue. No specific dates for diplomatic talks or court proceedings regarding these specific strikes were reported.