{"id":29026,"date":"2026-08-16T11:23:09","date_gmt":"2026-08-16T11:23:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ukraine\/29026\/"},"modified":"2026-08-16T11:23:09","modified_gmt":"2026-08-16T11:23:09","slug":"large-clouds-of-smoke-engulf-russias-wildberries-warehouse-after-ukraines-massive-attack-on-moscow-visuals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ukraine\/29026\/","title":{"rendered":"Large clouds of smoke engulf Russia’s Wildberries warehouse after Ukraine’s massive attack on Moscow | Visuals"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ukraine reportedly launched one of its largest aerial attacks on Russia <\/a>on Sunday, sending hundreds of drones across the country and killing at least six people.<\/p>\n

\"SmokeSmoke billows from the burning Wildberries warehouses following a Ukrainian drone attack, according to the regional governor, in the course of the Russia-Ukraine conflict, in Koledino, Moscow Region, Russia August 16, 2026. Picture taken with mobile phone. (REUTERS)<\/p>\n

Visuals show huge columns of black smoke billowing into the sky after a Ukrainian drone strike sparked a fire at a Wildberries <\/a>warehouse in Podolsk, in the Moscow region.<\/p>\n

Russia\u2019s ministry of defense said it destroyed 822 Ukrainian drones overnight. Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said around 600 drones were detected heading towards the Russian capital, with a third of them destroyed over the Moscow region, The Associated Press reported.<\/p>\n

Air defences shot down or suppressed 187 drones across the Moscow region, regional Governor Andrey Vorobyov said, as per a Bloomberg report.<\/p>\n

Additionally, Vorobyov said, an 83-year-old man was killed after a Ukrainian drone hit a private home in the Moscow region.<\/p>\n

The attack also targeted three towns in Russia\u2019s southwestern Rostov region. Governor Yury Slyusar said five people were killed in an attack involving more than 150 drones. Several homes and a railway station were damaged, while a forest fire was also reported.<\/p>\n

Wildberries a recurring target<\/p>\n

Wildberries, Russia\u2019s version of Amazon, has become a recurring target in Ukraine\u2019s campaign against Russian logistics infrastructure. At least 20 of the company\u2019s warehouses have been attacked since mid-July.<\/p>\n

The Koledino distribution centre hit overnight is one of Wildberries\u2019 major Moscow-region hubs.<\/p>\n

Russia attacks Ukraine<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Russian forces launched missile and drone attacks on Ukraine, with strikes reported in Kyiv, Kremenchuk and Kryvyi Rih.<\/p>\n

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said a Russian missile attack on Kryvyi Rih killed two people and wounded 14, while another person was killed in Sumy. A Russian attack on Kyiv also sparked fires in at least two districts and injured six people.<\/p>\n

\u201cWherever the Russians can reach with their ballistic missiles, they strike civilian infrastructure,\u201d Zelensky said. \u201cSince this morning, air raid alerts have continued in many regions \u2013 the Russians launched another wave of drones.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ukraine\u2019s air force said Russian forces used ballistic and cruise missiles as well as drones against the Kyiv, Kremenchuk and Kryvyi Rih regions. Air defences shot down or suppressed three cruise missiles and 85 drones, while strikes were recorded at 13 locations.<\/p>\n

Russia\u2019s defense ministry said the strikes targeted military-industrial facilities in Kyiv, the Kremenchuk oil refinery and the ArcelorMittal mining and metallurgical complex in Kryvyi Rih. The main energy and blast furnace production facility there was damaged and production was suspended, according to RBC-Ukraine.<\/p>\n

Separately, Romania\u2019s defense ministry said a Spanish F18 fighter jet shot down a drone that entered Romanian airspace from Moldova near the Ukrainian border.<\/p>\n

\u201cRomania is defending its airspace, and our allies are standing with us,\u201d Defense Minister Radu Miruta said on X. \u201cRomania is on the front line of the European Union\u2019s defense.\u201d<\/p>\n

The drone was intercepted about 24 kilometres north of Galati, a port town on the Danube about 240 kilometres southwest of Odesa.<\/p>\n

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