A new and massive Ukrainian drone attack struck deep inside Russian territory on Saturday morning, causing catastrophic wildfires in the Moscow region. Huge flames and thick clouds of black smoke have blanketed the sky, visible from miles away. Social media users have posted videos showing the smoke blocking out daylight, with many commenting that “the sun is not even visible anymore.”

The main target of this attack is reported to have been the second largest logistics center of “Wildberries”, the giant e-commerce company in Russia. The entire complex was immediately engulfed in flames after successive explosions. Initial sources indicate that seven workers were killed in this attack and at least 24 others were injured. In parallel, the attacks have also hit several important oil facilities in the area. While Russian media have shown images of the fires, local authorities have not yet given an official assessment of the full extent of the damage.

A few hours after the event, the President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky, reacted through a post on the social network X (formerly Twitter), officially confirming that Ukrainian forces are behind these successful attacks on Russian strategic targets.

According to the Ukrainian head of state, long-range operations have yielded excellent results in three different areas. He specified that two large logistics centers in the Moscow and Tambov regions, located at distances of more than 500 and almost 700 kilometers from the front line, have been destroyed.

Zelensky explained that these facilities were not purely civilian, but were secretly used by Russia to supply the military with components subject to international sanctions. These parts were mainly used to produce combat drones and military navigation equipment.

In addition to logistics centers and an oil base, the Ukrainian president announced that medium-range weapons have also hit other strategic targets in the Sea of ​​Azov, the Black Sea, and the occupied Crimean peninsula. Concluding his message, Zelensky congratulated the structures of the Unmanned Systems Forces, Special Forces, the Army, the Security Service (SBU), and Military Intelligence for a highly precise and perfectly coordinated execution.

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