Ukrainian drone strikes on Russian territory killed at least 17 people, including 12 in the central region of Tatarstan and five in the Moscow region, according to reports on Tuesday. The attack on Tatarstan is described as one of the deadliest by Kyiv since the war began more than four years ago.
In addition, facilities operated by Wildberries, Russia's largest online retailer, were hit in St Petersburg and Tver. The strikes are also directly impacting Russia's economy.
In a separate incident, Ukraine accused Russia of committing a war crime after a video showed a drone chasing a vegetable seller in the southern city of Kherson. Footage released by Ukrainian police shows the drone pursuing a man around a van used as a street stand before exploding as he dives for cover behind the vehicle. Police said the man, in his 50s, survived but suffered shock and shrapnel injuries. Ukrainian officials later identified him only as a civilian.