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Eight Killed as Ukrainian Drones Hit Russian Warehouses, Oil Depot

7/18/2026

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Summary

Story summary

Ukrainian drones struck two Wildberries warehouses, an oil depot and other sites in Russia, killing eight people and injuring dozens.
Seven night-shift workers died at the Kotovsk warehouse in the Tambov region.
Twenty-five people were wounded at the same site, including several in critical condition.
Drone debris ignited a fire in a kindergarten in Elektrostal, prompting evacuation of a nearby maternity hospital and a residential building.

History

Historical Context

In March 1999 NATO, led by the United States and Britain, began a ten-week air campaign against the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, flying over 38,000 combat missions to strike military and civilian infrastructure. That operation showed how unmanned attacks could reshape asymmetric warfare; today Ukraine’s drone raids on Russian warehouses and oil depots echo the same strategic shift.

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Story summary

Ukrainian drones struck two Wildberries warehouses, an oil depot and other sites in Russia, killing eight people and injuring dozens.
Seven night-shift workers died at the Kotovsk warehouse in the Tambov region.
Twenty-five people were wounded at the same site, including several in critical condition.
Drone debris ignited a fire in a kindergarten in Elektrostal, prompting evacuation of a nearby maternity hospital and a residential building.

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