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Ukrainian drone attacks kill 3 as fire destroys Wildberries warehouse

Al Jazeera

Is the war entering a new phase? Separate Ukrainian drone strikes across Russia have killed at least three people, while another attack triggered a massive blaze at a warehouse belonging to Russian e-commerce giant Wildberries in the Tambov region. Tambov Governor Yevgeny Pervyshov said on Wednesday that the logistics centre was "completely destroyed by fire". He said earlier that about 100,000 square metres (1.1 million square feet) of the facility were set ablaze, the equivalent of 14 football pitches. He did not say if the fire had been extinguished.


Russia's second-biggest online retailer targeted in Ukrainian strikes

BBC News

Russia's second-biggest online retailer targeted in Ukrainian strikes Warehouses belonging to Russia's second-largest online retailer have been hit by a wave of Ukrainian drone strikes. Ozon said its logistics facilities in the southern regions of Krasnodar, Dagestan, Stavropol and Adygea were on fire and several people had been injured following overnight strikes. Ukraine has for weeks struck sites belonging to Wildberries, the country's biggest online retailer, describing the firm as a legitimate target because it supplied components to the military, which Moscow denies. Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Saturday that Ukraine had opened Pandora's box by striking economic targets and that Russia would hit back at Kyiv's most sensitive economic sectors. Russia has targeted Ukraine's civilian infrastructure since launching its full-scale invasion in 2022, and recent Russian attacks have hit Ukrainian warehouses and cargo terminals. Both Russia and Ukraine deny deliberately targeting civilians.


Your Expired Visa Card Could Be 'Zombified' to Make Contactless Payments

WIRED

Security News This Week: Your Expired Visa Card Could Be'Zombified' to Make Contactless Payments Plus: Apple sends out an "unprecedented" number of spyware warnings, Ukraine hits a Russian ecommerce giant with cyber and drone attacks, and more. As the controversial vehicle surveillance giant Flock Safety continues to expand, WIRED got the code for the company's new AI policing tool and reconstructed the software to show that its capabilities go far beyond reading license plates and tracking vehicles. We also published the story this week of a Rhode Island police officer who was subjected to five internal affairs investigations in less than two years after he publicly questioned his department's use of Flock cameras . Following incidents of high-profile rogue activity by some of its AI agents, OpenAI said this week that it is halting model training runs and overhauling internal safety protocols. The company said that its upcoming Astra model may represent a turning point of "critical" cyber capabilities.


'We Won't Be Bullied': U.K. Responds to Russian Threat Over Ukraine Drone Support

TIME - Tech

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UK-made drones strike targets inside Russia

BBC News

British-made drones are being used to strike targets in Russia for the first time. The drones, built by two separate British companies, have been used in mainland Russia in widespread and successful targeting of military and industrial targets, including refineries and warehouses of online retailer Wildberries. The strikes, first reported by the Sunday Times, external, are said to have caused more than £35bn in economic damage. A well-placed military source confirmed to the BBC the UK drones had been used. British manufactured Storm Shadow missiles had earlier been used in the conflict, although this new phase is having a far more decisive impact.


Ukraine's strikes on Russia's Wildberries 'aren't about the front line'

Al Jazeera

Is the war entering a new phase? Wildberries under fire: Why is Ukraine targeting a Russian retail giant? Many have compared Wildberries, Russia's largest online retailer, to Amazon, and some claim that, as in the case of the US company, shopping on its website or app feels addictive. "I know many people that are really addicted to it," Aleksandra, an accountant and mother in the Urals Mountains city of Yekaterinburg, Russia's fourth-largest, told Al Jazeera, withholding her last name for security purposes. "They add things to their basket, wait for discounts, make up their minds about what to buy, then decide to buy it again."


Russia using North Korean missiles to strike Ukraine, Zelensky says

BBC News

Ukraine and Russia have continued striking each other overnight, with Volodymyr Zelensky accusing Moscow of using North Korean missiles. The Ukrainian president said strikes in Zaporizhzhia - which killed at least six and injured at least 19 - involved ballistic missiles from Russia's ally. In Voronezh, in southern Russia, warehouses belonging to the online retailer, Wildberries, were hit by Ukraine. The company, known as Russia's Amazon, has been repeatedly targeted in recent weeks. The attacks come a day after at least 13 people were killed, including one child, in Ukrainian drone strikes on the Russian republic of Tatarstan, more than 1,100 km (680 miles) from the Ukrainian border.


What Is 'Russia's Amazon' Wildberries and Why Is Ukraine Targeting It?

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Ten killed in Russian attack near Kyiv

BBC News

At least 15 people have been killed in Russian attacks on Ukraine, with 10 dead in ballistic missile strikes just outside Kyiv, according to a national official. Writing on social media, Volodymyr Zelensky confirmed about 100 people had been injured in Kyiv, where emergency services are still at the scene, with five other people killed in the eastern city of Sloviansk. Meanwhile, an overnight Ukrainian strike killed six people and wounded 26 near the Russian city of Kirov, more than 1,000 km (600 miles) behind the front line. Ukraine also attacked the warehouses of Wildberries - Russia's biggest online retailer - in St Petersburg and the surrounding area, setting off huge fires. In the attacks near Kyiv, Russia also appeared to have targeted Defence Ministry adviser Serhiy Beskrestnov, aka Flash, and Lyuba Shypovych, who has been involved in developing technology for the Ukrainian army.


Russia's businesses under strain from Ukraine's attacks on Wildberries

BBC News

Ukrainian drones have hit several retail warehouses belonging to Russia's biggest online retailer, Wildberries, in a matter of days, dealing a blow to a large number of small and medium-sized businesses. After months of drone attacks on oil depots and refineries, Kyiv says it is now targeting logistics hubs used by Russians to buy military equipment, and disrupting supplies to the Russian army. But it has also frustrated hundreds of Russian sellers who depend on online marketplaces for their livelihoods, making the war feel closer to home after almost four and a half years. I am a mother of a disabled child, I've built the business myself, one woman complained on an expletive-laden social media post that went viral. I've lost 1m roubles (£9,500; $12,700)... We're already getting screwed over from every direction as it is.