By Tom Balmforth LONDON, Aug 5 (Reuters) - A North Korean missile unit has begun deploying to western Russia and could be equipped with 120 ballistic missiles and six launchers for strikes against Ukraine,

Boris Nadezhdin, who criticized the Ukraine war and tried to challenge President Vladimir Putin in the 2024 election, was one of the few high-profile Putin critics still living in Russia.

Ukrainian drones targeted a Wildberries warehouse in Russia's Tula Oblast overnight on Aug. 5, monitoring channels reported.

July, Ukraine has carried out a series of attacks on Wildberries sites, saying they are used to help supply Russia's military.

At least seven people were killed in southern Russia on Monday after debris from a Ukrainian drone fell onto a crowded beach, according to local officials, in one of the deadliest incidents in recent weeks.

Russian forces have ramped up the number of missile strikes on Ukrainian cities, likely seeking to exploit Kyiv's shortage of ballistic missile interceptors.

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Attacks have hit warehouses belonging to the company almost daily — a new chapter in Kyiv’s campaign of long-range drone strikes designed to inflict maximum pain on the Kremlin.

MOSCOW, Aug 5 (Reuters) - Russia said on Wednesday that it had struck seven logistics centres in Kyiv and the surrounding region overnight used to store or distribute ‌dual-use goods and drone components, and that its forces had hit three cargo ships ...

Russia is "betting primarily" on jet-powered drones while reducing the number of conventional drones used, said the navy spokesperson.