Putin endorsed using volunteers deemed completely unfit for military service to defend rear-area facilities from drones amid recruitment pressure.
A Ukrainian drone attack on Belgorod injured 13 people and damaged residential buildings near the local FSB office and thermal power plant, raising concerns over critical infrastructure security.
Ukrainian drone strikes on Russian logistics hubs, including Wildberries warehouses, resulted in casualties and fires, highlighting operational risks for businesses in conflict zones.
Russia has closed the Azov-Don canal indefinitely following Ukrainian drone attacks on vessels, disrupting vital grain export routes and raising strategic concerns for corporate logistics.
The Saratov refinery has halted operations after Ukrainian drone strikes damaged its primary processing unit, worsening fuel shortages in Russia amid ongoing refinery attacks.
Russian regions are facing fuel rationing due to Ukrainian drone strikes on oil refineries, with over 50 areas imposing gasoline sales limits amid operational disruptions.
Ukrainian drone attacks on Crimea have caused fires at Kerch port and other strategic locations, prompting active Russian military defense responses.
Russian air defenses intercepted 30 Ukrainian drones over the Leningrad region hours before the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum opened.
Lukoil's Nizhny Novgorod refinery cut over half its processing capacity after Ukrainian drone attacks, affecting about 25% of Russia’s oil refining output.
Ukrainian drone attacks triggered fires at oil depots in Russia’s Krasnodar region and Sevastopol, prompting large-scale firefighting efforts and air defense measures without casualties.