Ukraine attacked warehouses of the Russian e-commerce giant Ozon and the appliance network DNS in the Rostov region during the early morning, according to local authorities and independent Russian and Ukrainian media reported this Saturday.
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“Right now we are repelling an air attack against the Rostov region. Air defenses are working,” reported the local governor, Yuri Slusar, via Telegram, who noted that “drone debris was detected in a warehouse area,” without specifying which ones.
According to Slusar, in the regional capital four people were hospitalized, including two adults and two children, one of the latter in serious condition. In the Aksaiski district, meanwhile, three people required medical attention.
Ukrainian channels indicated that the target of the attack was two warehouses belonging to the DNS appliance store network. This information was confirmed by the independent Russian channel Astra, according to which at least one of the warehouses caught fire.
For its part, Ozon confirmed that one of its facilities was hit. “Tonight one of our logistics centers was attacked in the Rostov region,” the company reported.
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“We evacuated all employees in advance, according to prior information there are no injuries. A small fire broke out but was immediately extinguished,” Ozon added on its Telegram account.
According to Astra, the Ozon warehouse is located near one of the attacked DNS facilities. The outlet also noted that the Midel shipyard was hit, in the city of Askai, located on the banks of the Don and 18 kilometers from the regional capital.
According to information that the source itself indicates as unconfirmed, a ship caught fire at that location.
The Russian Ministry of Defense, for its part, reported the downing of 313 Ukrainian drones during the night in eleven Russian regions and in the Crimean peninsula.
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