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Massive Russian Retail Warehouse 'Completely Destroyed'

Ukraine again successfully targets Wildberries' logistics center with drones, this time leveling it

(Newser) - Ukrainian long-range drones struck a major warehouse belonging to Russia's biggest online retailer for the second time in just over a month, starting a massive fire that destroyed it completely, local authorities said Wednesday. Ukrainian forces previously hit the depot in the Tambov region southeast of Moscow, several hundred...

Strike in Zelensky's Hometown Leaves 16 Dead at Ukraine Mall

Meanwhile, a day after attack in Kryvyi Rih, 4 were killed in additional Russian, Ukrainian assaults

(Newser) - Russian drone and missile strikes killed at least two people overnight in Ukraine, officials said on Saturday, while a Ukrainian drone attack in Russia's Krasnodar region killed two others—just a day after a strike on a Ukrainian shopping mall killed 16 people, reports the AP . In the latest...

Officials: Ukraine Bombards Russia With 800+ Drones

It was one of Ukraine's largest drone assaults on its invader since the war began more than 4 years ago

(Newser) - Ukrainian forces launched one of their biggest drone attacks on Russia since Moscow's invasion more than four years ago, firing almost 800 drones into its neighbor only two days after a similar salvo , officials said on Tuesday. Meanwhile, a Russian missile strike on a village in northeastern Ukraine's...

Ukraine Launches One of Largest Attacks of the War

At least 6 people killed in hundreds and hundreds of drone strikes in Russia

(Newser) - Ukraine launched hundreds of drones across Russia Sunday, killing at least six people in one of Kyiv's largest aerial attacks of the war. Kyiv has stepped up its attacks on Russia this year, with long-range missiles and swarms of drones increasingly targeting military industries and energy facilities. It has...

As They Swam in the Black Sea, the Drone Struck

Russia accuses Ukraine of strike that killed 7, including 3 children

(Newser) - A summer day on a Russian Black Sea beach ended in chaos on Monday when a drone slammed into the crowded shoreline, killing seven people, including three children, according to regional officials. Authorities in the Krasnodar region said 58 people were injured, with 21 of them hospitalized, after the blast...

After 'Attempted Surprise Attack,' a Joint US-Saudi Strike

Nations carry out coordinated airstrikes on Iran-backed forces in Iraq after drone strikes

(Newser) - Saudi warplanes just stepped directly into the US-Iran shadow fight. American and Saudi jets on Tuesday carried out coordinated strikes on what US officials described as Iranian-backed militant sites in eastern Iraq, after more than 30 recent drone attacks attributed to Iran's Revolutionary Guard, reports the Washington Post . US...

Zelensky: Intel Shows Russia Is Prepping Major Missile Attack

Meanwhile, Russia and Ukraine's continued 'tit-for-tat' attacks on each other leave dozens dead

(Newser) - Ukrainian attacks on holiday camps in the partly Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia region have killed 11 people, Moscow-installed officials said on Saturday, while authorities in Ukraine's northeastern Sumy region said a Russian drone strike killed three people. The strikes followed a major Russian attack on Friday near Kyiv that killed at...

Ukraine Keeps Pounding Russia's Equivalent of Amazon

Wildberries, Russia's largest online retailer, is hit repeatedly, bringing the war home

(Newser) - The Ukrainian attacks on the sprawling Russian warehouses produced stark images, with massive pillars of black smoke rising above fires that raged at facilities of Wildberries, the country's biggest online retailer and its equivalent of Amazon. Kyiv's drones first hit the sites over the weekend, and then struck...

Ukraine Drones Hit Warehouses of Russia's Biggest Online Shop

Strikes kill 8 workers at Wildberries sites, injure dozens

(Newser) - Eight people were killed and more than 60 others were wounded in Russia by overnight Ukrainian drone attacks, Russian officials said on Saturday. Kyiv's forces are continuing their relentless aerial campaign against energy infrastructure and military targets inside Russia, aiming to undermine Moscow's war effort and make Russians...

Survivors Say Generals Ignored Warnings Before Fatal Strike

6 US troops were killed when Iranian drone hit makeshift operations hub in Kuwait

(Newser) - The path that put dozens of US soldiers in a flimsy port building that Iran reportedly had flagged as a target was paved with warnings, according to a Washington Post investigation. The report details how troops say their commanders pushed ahead with moving the Army's 103rd Sustainment Command from...

Chopper Pilot: I Nearly Hit 'Gigantic' Remote- Controlled Plane

Incident near NYC's JFK Airport follows reported JetBlue drone strike nearby earlier the same day

(Newser) - A helicopter pilot says he almost collided with a "gigantic" remote-controlled plane near JFK Airport on Monday, just hours after a separate JetBlue flight reported hitting a drone on approach. In air traffic control audio released by LiveATC, the helicopter pilot reports an RC aircraft at about 500 feet...

JetBlue Pilot: Drone Hit Us 'Right Above the Cockpit'

Plane landed safely at JFK Airport after pilot reported collision at 3K feet

(Newser) - A JetBlue flight coming into New York's JFK Airport on Monday morning landed safely minutes after the pilot reported a drone strike. The Federal Aviation Administration confirmed to CNN that the pilot of Flight 948 from Las Vegas reported the strike at about 3,000 feet around 7:15am,...

Russian Oil Refinery Burns After Ukraine's Drone Strike

Zelensky says attacks impede 'Russian war machine'

(Newser) - Ukraine is pressing its heavy drone assault on Russia, setting fire to a major oil refinery in the south and killing at least two people, Russian authorities said Sunday. Ukraine has markedly stepped up its long-range attacks on military industries and energy facilities in recent months, aiming to cut Moscow'...

For Putin, Strikes Turn Crimea From a Prize to a Liability

Ukrainian campaign wrecks fuel, power, and transport systems

(Newser) - The peninsula that Russian President Vladimir Putin once held up as proof of his nation's resurgence is now looking more like a weak spot. The Wall Street Journal reports that Ukraine's relentless drone and missile campaign has pushed Russian-installed authorities in Crimea to declare a state of emergency...

Amid Shaky Mideast Ceasefire, a 'Flagrant Threat'

Iran launches drone strikes against Bahrain, a likely response to an overnight attack by the US

(Newser) - Iran launched a drone assault targeting Bahrain, while a ship in the Strait of Hormuz separately came under attack on Saturday, likely Tehran's response to overnight airstrikes by the United States. The attacks across the Persian Gulf show the danger of the Iran war again spinning out of control,...

In the Gulf Region, a 'Serious Escalation'

Bahrain, Kuwait accuse Iran of attacking them with drones, missiles

(Newser) - Bahrain's government said on Saturday that Iran fired ballistic missiles and drones toward it and Kuwait. The nation's Foreign Ministry said they'd been intercepted and called on Iran to immediately cease attacks on its Gulf neighbors, per the AP . Kuwait's Foreign Ministry called the attacks a...

Ukrainian Drones Hit Russian Energy Sites

Military denies Moscow's accusation of attack on nuclear plant

(Newser) - Ukraine launched new strikes overnight on Russian energy sites and denied Moscow's claims that one of its drones hit the Russian-controlled Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant. Ukraine's General Staff said Sunday that its drones struck the Saratov oil refinery in southwestern Russia, causing a large-scale fire. It said the extent...

Ukrainian Drones Just Had a Very Busy Night

Attack in Novorossiysk leaves oil facility on fire, while death toll at building in Luhansk rises to 18

(Newser) - A Ukrainian drone attack caused a fire at another Russian oil terminal overnight, local officials in Russia's Krasnodar region said on Saturday, in what appeared to be the latest attack on Moscow's vital oil industry. Authorities in the city of Novorossiysk said falling drone debris sparked a fire...

Drone Attacks Nuclear Plant Iran Had Called Possible Target

UAE reports Barakah installation remains in operation

(Newser) - A drone attack has ignited a fire near the United Arab Emirates' only nuclear power station, heightening concerns about military activity around nuclear sites during the Iran war. UAE authorities said the strike hit an electrical generator outside the outer security boundary of the Barakah Nuclear Power Plant, about 175...

United Flight Reports Possible Drone Strike in San Diego

No damage was found after plane landed safely

(Newser) - A United jet coming into San Diego on Wednesday triggered an unsettling alert: the crew reported they may have hit a drone on approach, then landed without incident and later found no damage. United says Flight 1980, a Boeing 737 from San Francisco carrying 48 passengers and six crew, "...

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