At least seven people have been wounded in a wave of Ukrainian airstrikes on the Rostov region in southern Russia, local authorities reported on Saturday.
Among those hospitalized were two children, one of whom suffered very serious injuries, according to state news agency TASS, citing Governor Yuri Slyusar.
The report indicated that falling drone debris damaged two residential blocks in the port city of Rostov-on-Don, while Ukrainian media reported that a warehouse belonging to a major electronics retailer also caught fire.
The reports could not be independently verified.
The strike marks the latest in a weeks-long campaign by Ukrainian forces targeting key logistics hubs of major Russian companies, including online retail giants Wildberries and Ozon. The repeated attacks have inflicted billions in damage and brought renewed attention to the domestic impact of Moscow’s war on its neighbor. Ukrainian leadership is also reportedly aiming to influence the political mood in Russia ahead of parliamentary elections scheduled for September 18 to 20.
Now four and a half years into defending itself against Russia’s invasion with the assistance of Western military aid, Ukraine has increasingly relied on low-cost drone warfare.
Both nations deploy massive numbers of uncrewed aerial vehicles—often launching hundreds simultaneously to overwhelm enemy air defense systems. While both sides accuse each other of deliberately targeting civilians, casualties and infrastructure destruction remain overwhelmingly higher on the Ukrainian side.
