Drone attacks kill five in Moscow and Leningrad regions
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Ukrainian drones struck targets in the Moscow and Leningrad regions overnight, killing five people and injuring seven, regional governors reported on August 4. Fires damaged warehouses, including a Wildberries facility near Krasny Bor, and multiple airports imposed flight restrictions. The attacks came as Russia's defense ministry said it shot down 320 drones across 19 regions, including over annexed Crimea.
The Chekhov Strike
Moscow Region Governor Andrei Vorobyov confirmed five dead and six injured in the Chekhov municipal district after a drone struck an industrial zone in Novoselok. Multiple fires broke out, with a large warehouse blaze later extinguished; a power substation and administrative building were also damaged. The ASTRA Telegram channel suggested the target may have been Wildberries warehouses, while Ukrainian monitoring channel Exilenova+ claimed the drones did not reach their intended goal. Vorobyov reported drones still being tracked over Volokolamsk, Klin, Chekhov, and Serebryanye Prudy districts as of his morning update.
Krasny Bor Warehouse Fire
In Leningrad Region, a strike on a warehouse zone near Krasny Bor in Tosnensky District injured one person, Governor Alexander Drozdenko said. The attack caused a major fire at a Wildberries logistics facility, prompting evacuation; the company RWB confirmed no employee casualties according to preliminary data. Regional authorities said 17 drones were shot down over the area.
Nationwide Interceptions
Russia's Defense Ministry announced the destruction of 320 Ukrainian drones overnight across 19 regions, including Moscow and Leningrad, as well as annexed Crimea. The attacks extended to Belgorod, Bryansk, Volgograd, Voronezh, Kaluga, Kursk, Lipetsk, Nizhny Novgorod, Novgorod, Oryol, Pskov, Rostov, Ryazan, Smolensk, Tver, and Tula regions. Unconfirmed reports also mentioned strikes on a facility in Kstovo, Nizhny Novgorod Region—home to a major Lukoil refinery—and on an oil refinery in Syzran, Samara Region. Overnight, airports in Penza, Pskov, Kaluga, Cheboksary, Nizhny Novgorod, Cherepovets, Yaroslavl, Gelendzhik, Nizhnekamsk, St. Petersburg's Pulkovo, and Moscow's Domodedovo imposed temporary restrictions.
What's Next
Russian authorities are continuing to assess the damage and clear debris. It remains unclear whether further drone attacks will occur and how Ukraine will respond to any potential Russian retaliation.
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Drone attacks kill five in Moscow and Leningrad regions
