Ukraine-Russia war latest: Kyiv blows up biggest ‘Russian Amazon’ hub in massive drone attack

Ukraine has attacked another warehouse belonging to Russian online retailer Wildberries in a huge overnight air attack including more than 800 drones, Russian authorities have said.

The Russian Defence Ministry said it had destroyed 822 drones overnight, with 600 directed towards the capital. Moscow does not confirm the total number of drones fired by Kyiv in its daily updates.

The Wildberries site in Podolk, in the Moscow region, is reportedly the largest owned by the retailer. Images show the vast warehouse completely destroyed, as Kyiv continues its campaign against the so-called ‘Russian Amazon’ which aims to “bring home the war” to ordinary Russians.

Moscow region Governor Andrei Vorobyov said an 83-year-old man had been killed, in the drone attack on Moscow.

In Kyiv, at least three people were injured in missile and drone attacks early on Sunday, mayor Vitali Klitschko said.

The attacks come after Ukraine ⁠used flamingo missiles to strike a Russian rocket and ⁠space centre ⁠in ⁠Samara that it says supports Russia's ⁠nascent Starlink-style satellite internet network, president ​Volodymyr ⁠Zelensky said on Saturday.

We’ve heard earlier from Russia's Defence Ministry which said on Sunday that its forces have taken the village of Pershomarivka in Ukraine's eastern Donetsk region

The ministry said that Moscow’s forces have also sezied Kudiivka in the northeastern Kharkiv region, state news agency TASS reported.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un reaffirmed deepening ties with Russia in a message to Russian president Vladimir Putin on the anniversary of Pyongyang's liberation from Japanese colonial rule.

Earlier, Putin said the bond between Moscow and Pyongyang was forged as Soviet soldiers "fought against Japan", and that cooperation would continue "in all the sectors".

Kim expressed hope for the future of the ties between the two countries that had "carried forward the ⁠history of common struggle for justice and precious traditions of ​friendship", KNCA reported.

North Korea's ties with Russia have deepened after Pyongyang began deploying troops and weapons to support Russia's war against Ukraine.

Russia conveyed its concern to the US and Turkey over their upcoming transfer of arms to Ukraine, saying the shipment could cause "serious damage" to relations with the two countries.

Delivering the weapons would cause "serious damage to our bilateral relations with Washington and Ankara", Russian foreign ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova said.