Ukrainian forces conducted drone strikes against industrial facilities in the Russian city of Ryazan on Tuesday night, triggering fires in an industrial zone and causing damage to residential structures. Regional Governor Pavel Malkov reported that air defenses intercepted 45 drones over the region, with debris from the destroyed aircraft igniting fires that resulted in six hospitalizations for injuries.
The attacks were part of an escalating Ukrainian campaign targeting Russian industrial infrastructure, particularly warehouses operated by Wildberries, a major retail company. Ukrainian authorities have accused the company of facilitating supplies to the Russian military. According to reports from the company and local officials, drone strikes have damaged at least seven Wildberries storage facilities in recent days, destroying approximately 10 percent of the retailer’s total warehouse capacity and disrupting operations for tens of thousands of vendors using the platform.
Russia also reported military operations during the same period. The Ministry of Defence stated that Russian drones struck two vessels in waters east of the Ukrainian port of Odesa that allegedly carried weapons and military equipment. In the southern Russian city of Taganrog, missile debris struck an apartment building, killing one woman and injuring a man, according to regional Governor Yury Slyusar.
Ukraine sustained casualties from Russian attacks across multiple regions. In Kherson, one person was killed and three others wounded in a drone operation. The Dnipropetrovsk region experienced dozens of Russian attacks using drones, aerial munitions, and artillery, resulting in five injured civilians including a child.
Ukraine’s Acting Defence Minister Yevhenii Khmara stated Wednesday that Ukraine cannot match Russian military capabilities directly but must employ resources strategically through asymmetric tactics. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with United States President Donald Trump in Washington, DC on Tuesday to discuss potential Ukrainian production of Patriot missile interceptors for air defense and prospects for renewed peace negotiations.
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