Ukraine
Ukraine Strikes Wildberries Warehouses Across Russia
Ukrainian forces used long-range FP-1 drones, built by Ukrainian manufacturer Fire Point and capable of reaching targets more than 350 kilometers inside Russia, to strike Wildberries logistics hubs in Russia's Ryazan, Penza, and Udmurtia regions overnight, part of a wider wave of strikes that also hit an oil refinery in Ryazan and a fuel terminal at the Taman port in Krasnodar region.President Volodymyr Zelensky said forces struck the Ryazan Oil Refinery, about 360 kilometers from the Ukrainian border, along with the nearby Wildberries center, and Ukraine's General Staff confirmed the refinery strike caused a fire, according to the Kyiv Independent.A Wildberries sorting center covering roughly 90,000 square meters caught fire in Penza after a drone strike, with Penza Region Governor Oleg Melnychenko confirming one person injured and about 200 employees evacuated, according to Ukrinform.A second Wildberries site was hit in Sarapul, Udmurtia, roughly 1,200 kilometers from the Ukrainian border and…
Russia Launched Massive Overnight Attack on Ukraine
Russia launched 74 missiles and 284 drones at Ukraine in the early hours of July 30, killing and wounding civilians in the capital, Kyiv, as well as the western city of Lviv, the southern city of Kryvyi Rih, and the eastern Poltava region, Ukraine's Air Force said. Ukrainian air defenses shot down or jammed 55 of the missiles and 265 of the drones, downing 54 of 61 Kh-101 and Kalibr cruise missiles but only one of nine Iskander-M, S-400, or KN-23 ballistic missiles, and none of four Tsirkon or Onyx anti-ship missiles, according to Suspilne.Multiple explosions were heard in Kyiv starting around 1:18 a.m. local time, with fires breaking out in two of the capital's districts after falling missile debris landed on non-residential sites, according to the Kyiv Independent. President Volodymyr Zelensky had warned the previous evening on X that "there is a high probability that the strike will be…
Ukraine Hits Wildberries Hub in Massive Ryazan Drone Attack
A massive Ukrainian drone attack struck Russia's Ryazan region early Wednesday, setting a Wildberries logistics center ablaze and reportedly hitting the Rosneft-operated Ryazan Oil Refinery.Governor Pavel Malkov confirmed a large attack and fires at industrial sites, saying six people were hospitalized. He attributed the fires to falling drone debris without identifying the facilities affected. Russian regional authorities have repeatedly used similar language after Ukrainian drone attacks, including when fires have broken out at apparent targets.Wildberries restricted access to its Ryazan warehouse. The Kyiv Independent reported explosions and fire at the refinery, though damage there remained unconfirmed at publication.Ryazan extends a campaign that has damaged at least seven Wildberries warehouses in recent days, destroying around 10% of the company's storage capacity, according to Reuters.Ukraine says the Wildberries network supports Russia's war effort. After earlier strikes, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said targeted facilities were involved in supplying Russian forces with drone components, navigation…
Zelenskyy Presses for Patriots as Pentagon Aid Stalls
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met President Donald Trump at the White House on Tuesday to push for Patriot interceptors and diplomacy, even as the administration, according to Kyiv Post, has told Congress it will not finish spending $400 million in already-approved Ukraine aid until fiscal year 2029. Zelenskyy called the sit-down "good," saying the two discussed licenses for domestic Patriot production, a sharp contrast to the February 2025 Oval Office clash in which Trump and Vice President JD Vance accused him of ingratitude on live television.After leaving the White House, Zelenskyy met with Lockheed Martin executives, Ukrinform reported, to discuss joint production of Patriot components and broader defense technology sharing as Kyiv works to expand its own missile-manufacturing capacity.The Wall Street Journal reported, per NV.ua, that Trump has grown noticeably more optimistic about Ukraine and Zelenskyy in recent months, citing the country's battlefield resilience and drone industry, while privately souring on…
Drone Barrage Hits Logistics, Industrial Sites Near Moscow
A logistics warehouse south of Moscow caught fire and an industrial plant was reportedly struck overnight during a large Ukrainian drone attack on the Russian capital and surrounding region.The Koledino fire broke out at a facility operated by 3PL, an independent logistics and fulfillment provider located next to Wildberries’ major distribution hub, according to an open-source analysis by Astra. The facility handles storage, order picking, packaging, labeling and onward distribution. Wildberries said its own Koledino warehouse was operating normally.It was not immediately clear whether the 3PL facility was directly struck or deliberately targeted. One OSINT account suggested the neighboring Wildberries complex may have been the intended target and that Russian air-defense activity could have contributed to the fire, but that assessment remains unverified.Separately, the Hydrostalkonstruktsiya steel fabrication plant in Chekhov was reportedly struck by drones, according to Exilenova Plus, cited by The Kyiv Independent.Moscow Oblast Governor Andrei Vorobyov confirmed drone…
Britain Gives Ukraine Its Stone Cloak Technology
Britain will hand Ukraine the intellectual property behind its Stone Cloak electronic-warfare system, moving their defense partnership beyond supplying weapons toward sharing the technology needed to produce them at scale.Prime Minister Andy Burnham is set to announce the transfer during President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's visit to a British naval base on July 27, according to Downing Street. The tablet-sized device, already supplied to Ukraine by the thousands, is fitted to drones to hinder Russian air-defense systems from tracking and targeting them in flight.The transfer means Ukraine will be able to mass-produce Stone Cloak itself rather than depend entirely on British deliveries. Officials have not publicly disclosed its detailed operational specifications or identified the Ukrainian manufacturers and production volumes involved.The technology is also moving back toward Britain. ITV News reported that Stone Cloak, described by Burnham as British technology “proven on the frontline,” is expected to be incorporated into the UK's next…
