In recent days, Ukraine has intensified its deep strikes against logistical, industrial, and military targets within Russian territory, in a campaign that highlights the increasing range of its domestically produced weapons and coincides with progress made by Kyiv's forces in certain sectors of the front.
One of the most significant strikes occurred early this Sunday in Koledino, near Podolsk, south of Moscow, where Ukrainian drones hit a massive logistics center of Wildberries, the Russian e-commerce giant.
The attack caused a large-scale fire at the complex, according to images shared on social media and reports from international media. The Ukrainian news portal UA.NEWS confirmed that a Wildberries warehouse caught fire during one of the largest Ukrainian aerial offensives against Russian territory since the beginning of the war.
The Koledino complex covers approximately 250,000 square meters and is among the largest logistics facilities of the company. Fire Point, a Ukrainian defense firm, asserted that long-range FP-1 drones were used in the attack and stated that the facility was being used to store, classify, and distribute dual-use products.
The strike is particularly noteworthy because Wildberries has become one of the recurring targets of the Ukrainian campaign against Russian logistics infrastructure in recent weeks.
The Financial Times pointed out this Sunday that seven of the company's ten main logistics centers have been hit during the summer. The offensive has impacted inventories and the operations of sellers who rely on this extensive distribution network.
Some reports based on open sources indicate that more than twenty Wildberries facilities have been affected since July. However, not all suffered the same degree of damage, and there is currently no consolidated report from the company that allows for an accurate assessment of the total economic losses.
The figures published by different sources vary considerably depending on whether they include only damage to buildings or also merchandise, vendor losses, and lost profits.
The attack this Sunday against Koledino also takes on a symbolic dimension: it brings the Ukrainian campaign to one of the main distribution hubs located around the Russian capital.
Flamingo missiles strike the Russian space industry
One day earlier, Ukraine had carried out another attack of particular strategic importance, this time against the Progress Rocket and Space Center in Samara.
The Ukrainian president, Volodimir Zelenski, confirmed that the operation utilized FP-5 Flamingo cruise missiles manufactured in Ukraine. Russian authorities acknowledged a large-scale attack on the industrial infrastructure of the region and localized damages.
Progress is a particularly sensitive installation for Moscow because it is involved in the manufacturing of Soyuz-2 rockets, which are used to launch Russian satellites, including systems with military applications.
Images released after the attack showed fires and columns of smoke over the industrial complex. Open-source analysts identified impacts in areas linked to Progress and nearby aerospace facilities.
The potential military significance of the strike goes beyond the rockets themselves. Russia uses Soyuz launchers to place reconnaissance satellites, communications, and other systems employed by its Armed Forces into orbit. Progress is also linked to the upcoming launches for Rassvet, a Russian satellite communications constellation similar to Starlink.
The attack on Samara also demonstrates the evolution of Ukraine's capability to strike targets located hundreds of kilometers from the front, without relying solely on Western weaponry.
Ukrainian weapons to bring the war into the heart of Russia
The FP-5 Flamingo is part of that effort. The cruise missile, developed by the private company Fire Point, provides Kiev with a domestically produced long-range tool that is not subject to the same political restrictions as certain weapons supplied by its allies.
In addition, there is the family of long-range Ukrainian drones, which in 2026 has increased both its operational range and the frequency of attacks.
Sunday's offensive was a demonstration of that capability. Russia claimed to have intercepted 822 Ukrainian drones in various regions, while hundreds of devices were directed towards Moscow and other areas of the country. The Russian figures regarding shootdowns could not be independently verified.
The Ukrainian strategy seems increasingly focused on targeting the systems that sustain Russia's ability to continue the war: refineries, fuel depots, industrial facilities, factories linked to the military sector, airfields, and large logistical centers.
Kiev also reports progress on the front
The increasing pressure on the Russian rear coincides with signs of a slowdown in Moscow's advances and Ukrainian counterattacks in certain sectors.
Zelensky stated this week that Ukrainian forces have regained approximately 745 square kilometers since the end of January, with operations mainly conducted in the regions of Dnipropetrovsk, Zaporizhia, and Donetsk.
Independent assessments cited by The Guardian agree that Ukraine has regained several localities and that some recent Russian advances corresponded to infiltrations that were subsequently repelled, although fighting continues and Russia maintains offensive pressure in various sectors.
This does not mean that Ukraine has globally reversed the military situation or that Russia has lost its offensive capability. Moscow continues to launch large numbers of drones and missiles against Ukrainian cities and infrastructure and maintains significant human and material resources deployed at the front.
The difference is that Kiev seems to be now combining two forms of pressure with greater intensity: regaining ground or halting Russian forces on the battlefield while simultaneously striking at the infrastructure that supports Moscow's war effort from a distance.
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