Key facts
- Drone debris killed two children and injured seven others in Krasnodar, Russia.
- A fire broke out at an Ozon logistics hub in Krasnodar.
- Ukrainian forces have reportedly targeted Ozon facilities for three consecutive nights.
- A drone attack on an industrial area in Nevinnomysk was repelled.
- Ukraine struck an Ozon logistics center and the Novokuibyshevskyi oil refinery in Samara Oblast on Aug. 22.
- Several people were injured in the Ozon warehouse attack, and over 500 employees were evacuated.
- Ukrainian forces destroyed one Su-24M aircraft and four pieces of airfield equipment at the Saky airbase in Crimea.
- Ukraine also destroyed drone control relay stations in Bryansk Oblast.
Drone debris struck a private childcare center in Krasnodar, southern Russia, killing two children and injuring seven others overnight, according to Governor Veniamin Kondratyev. The attack also caused a fire at a logistics hub belonging to Russian online retailer Ozon.
This incident follows reported Ukrainian drone strikes on Ozon facilities in Orenburg on August 23 and Samara Oblast on August 22, marking the third consecutive night of attacks on the company's infrastructure. Ukraine has been increasing its strikes on Russian economic targets, including logistics hubs and warehouses, as the war enters its fifth year.
On August 22, Ukraine also hit the Novokuibyshevskyi refinery in Samara Oblast, one of Russia's largest refineries with an annual capacity of 8.8 million metric tons of oil, which produces fuel and lubricants used by the Russian military. Photos and videos posted by local residents on social media appeared to show thick black smoke rising from the facility following the strike.
In Crimea, Ukrainian forces destroyed one Su-24M aircraft and four pieces of airfield equipment at the Saky airbase, President Volodymyr Zelensky wrote on Telegram. Ukraine also destroyed relay stations in Bryansk Oblast, western Russia, which are used to control drones. The Ozon facility and refinery lie roughly 900 kilometers (560 miles) from the front lines in Ukraine.
Ukraine has increasingly targeted Russian oil infrastructure as part of its campaign to disrupt Moscow's fuel supply. Strikes on refineries have forced some facilities to reduce or halt production, contributing to Russia's fuel shortages. The latest strikes came a day after President Volodymyr Zelensky confirmed that Ukrainian forces had attacked Russia's Perm oil refinery overnight on Aug. 21, a facility located roughly 1,500 kilometers (930 miles) from Ukraine.
Meanwhile, a drone attack on an industrial area in Nevinnomysk, Stavropol region, was reported as repelled.