During the night of July 18, UAV attacks were recorded in various cities of the Moscow region. Explosions were also reported in Tver and Vladimir.
In particular, in the city of Elektrostal, near Moscow, Wildberries logistics warehouses came under attack. According to local residents, a large-scale fire broke out at the facility, the warehouses were damaged, and a thick column of smoke rose above the city.
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Another Wildberries logistics hub is located in the Tambov region. They write that the company's warehouses are completely engulfed in fire.
russian propaganda media reports that in Kotovsk, Tambov region, seven employees of the enterprise were killed and 24 others were injured as a result of air defense systems.
It should be noted that Ukraine is not striking civilian infrastructure. However, according to the Ukrainian military, Wildberries logistics facilities can be used by russia to transport military equipment as well as other supplies.
In addition, according to local information, Fryazevo railway station could have been targeted. This is a hub railway station of the Gorky direction of the Moscow Railway in the village of the same name in the Noginsky district of the Moscow region.
Residents of Noginsk, Moscow Region, are also publishing footage of a large-scale fire and a thick column of black smoke after a nighttime drone attack. Apparently, the target of the drone strikes was a local oil depot.
For his part, Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said that since 20:30 on July 17, more than 370 drones had allegedly been flying towards the Moscow region. According to him, most of them were intercepted by russian air defenses on the far approaches, and 64 UAVs were shot down directly on their way to Moscow.
Let us recall that on the night of July 16, drones attacked the Engels strategic aviation airfield in the Saratov region of russia, located approximately 600 kilometers from the Ukrainian border. Later the Security Service of Ukraine announced the destruction of a Tu-95 strategic bomber at the airfield.
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