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The Russia-Ukraine conflict has intensified, with both sides launching fresh strikes on each other’s military and economic infrastructure.
At least six people were killed and dozens injured in Russian attacks across several Ukrainian regions on Friday, according to local authorities.
At the same time, Ukraine carried out a major drone strike targeting Russian economic infrastructure, including a logistics facility belonging to Wildberries, one of Russia’s largest online marketplaces.
In eastern Ukraine’s Dnipropetrovsk region, Russian drones, artillery and aerial bombs killed two people and injured six others. Regional Governor Oleksandr Hanzha said Russian forces carried out around 50 attacks across five districts.
In the southern Kherson region, a Russian Molniya drone struck a moving car, killing a 77-year-old woman. Several dozen others, including bus passengers, were injured in separate attacks.
Two people were also killed in a cluster-munition strike in Kharkiv, Governor Oleh Syniehubov said. He added that Russian forces attacked at least 21 settlements using missiles, drones and other weapons, injuring at least 18 people.
Another person was reported killed in shelling in the Donetsk region.
Meanwhile, a Ukrainian drone struck a residential building in Russian-controlled Crimea, killing two people, according to the Russian-backed local administration.
Ukraine also targeted a Wildberries logistics centre in Yekaterinburg. The facility had reportedly been evacuated before the strike, but a major fire broke out afterward.
Ukraine has accused Wildberries of supporting Russia’s war effort and has targeted several of the company’s facilities since mid-July. Both Russia and Wildberries have denied the allegations.
Kyiv said its forces have carried out a sustained 40-day campaign against Russian energy and military infrastructure, claiming strikes on 14 oil refineries, several oil depots and loading terminals, 14 military aircraft and four airfields.
Separately, Ukraine’s state-owned energy company Naftogaz said Russian forces struck seven of its oil and gas production facilities in eastern Ukraine early Friday, damaging critical infrastructure.
Acting CEO Serhii Fedorenko said the attacks appeared aimed at disrupting Ukraine’s energy system ahead of winter.
Russia’s Defence Ministry, meanwhile, claimed it had struck two cargo vessels allegedly used by Ukrainian forces in the Black Sea, as well as a fuel storage facility at the port of Pivdennyi.
The latest attacks came as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy arrived in Serbia on his first official visit to the country.
He said discussions would focus on bilateral economic ties, cooperation with the European Union and other issues of mutual interest.
