Russia says Ukrainian drone attack kills seven, at logistics centre

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A Ukrainian drone attack on a logistics centre in western Russia killed seven people and wounded 24, the regional governor said Saturday, as the Moscow region was again targeted by a wave of drones.

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Ukraine has been striking a range of targets in Russia, which Kyiv says is fair retribution for Moscow’s more than four-year barrages against its territory.

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“Seven night-shift employees were killed when enemy UAVs hit a Wildberries logistics centre,” Governor of the Tambov region Evgeny Pervyshov said.

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“According to preliminary information, 24 people were wounded” in the attack that took place in the town of Kotovsk, he added.

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Russian firm Wildberries said in a statement that its logistics complexes in Kotovsk and Elektrostal, in the Moscow region, came under attack.

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“The fire that broke out at the facility in Tambov region has been contained,” while firefighters are still working in Elektrostal, the company said.

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More than 370 drones were launched toward the Moscow region overnight, the Russian capital’s mayor Sergei Sobyanin said on Saturday.

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“Most were neutralised by air defence forces at distant approaches. 64 enemy UAVs were destroyed on approach to Moscow,” Sobyanin wrote on the state-backed MAX platform.

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US-led diplomatic efforts to end the fighting have stalled in recent months, as Washington has shifted focus to its conflict with Iran.

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AFP

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