29 July 2026 , 15:07
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A ukrainian drone strike has obliterated another logistics centre for “Russia’s Amazon” in a further blow to Vladimir Putin’s war machine.
Smoke billowed from the Wildberries hub in the Russian city of Ryazan, about 115 miles southeast of Moscow, following the devastating hit overnight.
Ukrainian forces also hit the strategic port of Taganrog on the Sea of Azov in southern Russia overnight, killing one woman.
Fires also broke out in Kerch near the Crimean end of a strategically important bridge linking the Black Sea peninsula to Russia.
The apocalyptic scenes come after Zelensky met with Donald Trump at the White House yesterday, in which the US president appeared to condone Ukraine‘s war strategy.
Zelensky said he and the US president wanted an end to the war – but Putin does not.
He said: “Putin, he gives absolutely opposite messages, he wants a big mobilisation of 500,000 new soldiers from the very beginning of autumn.
“They are crazy, they lose 30,000 soldiers per month … So now initiative not in the hands of Putin.”
The blast caused a nearby Rosneft oil refinery to catch fire and brought the roof of the fifth largest logistics centre for Russia’s biggest online marketplace crashing down.
Six people are reported to have been injured in the strike, and an evacuation order issued for the area.
Ukraine has intensified its attacks on Wildberries facilities this month, launching strikes on 11 hubs that inflicted major damage on seven.
The strikes on the regime’s biggest online marketplace are part of Volodymyr Zelensky‘s cunning plan to cripple the logistics operation that supplies Russia‘s military with drone parts and other equipment.
The Kremlin has denied that it is desperately trying to mobilise half a million soldiers by autumn, in a decision due to be announced after upcoming elections.
Putin crony Dmitry Medvedev – a former president and prime minister – said these reports were “lying provocation” by the Kremlin’s enemies.
“This is part of the propaganda campaign ahead of the elections,” he said.
“Naturally, they are trying to destabilise the situation in our country and create negative sentiment … I want to stress once again that there is absolutely no need for mobilisation.
“This is a lie spread by the enemy, which is itself experiencing a shortage of manpower.”
But intelligence from Ukraine and its allies suggests that Putin will launch a new recruitment drive, as Russia suffers devastating losses on the frontline.
Politics Editor