A warehouse belonging to Russian logistics giant Wildberries has again come under attack from Ukrainian drones overnight, officials said.

Falling Ukrainian drone debris slightly damaged the facade of a Wildberries logistics complex in Russia’s Tver region, Vitaly Korolyov, the local governor, said on Thursday.

The incident ‌is the ‌latest in a ⁠series of Ukrainian strikes targeting Wildberries facilities. At least 20 warehouses ‌owned by the ​company ‌have been ⁠attacked ⁠since 18 July.

The gentle splash of breaking waves on a resort beach and the laughter of children having innocent fun gives way to the screech and crack of an explosion. Seven people dead – three of them are children.

This was the scene on Monday in the Russian Black Sea town of Gelendzhik where, even if every adult killed and all 40 of those injured were wide-eyed fans of Vladimir Putin and part of his war machine, the children were innocent.

It was the sort of attack that, if carried out by Russia against Ukraine, would have sparked international outrage and allegations of war crimes by targeting civilian areas.

Russia has struck two dry cargo vessels near Ukraine’s Black Sea port of Odesa late on Wednesday, the Russian defence ministry said.

The vessels were transporting military ‌goods, ​the ‌ministry said.

Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky said he has spoken with Nato secretary general Mark Rutte about the possibility of ⁠securing more ​air ⁠defence interceptors.

“Mark is well-informed about the threats, and we have coordinated our efforts regarding countries that possess the necessary missiles and the capability to help,” Zelensky wrote in English on social media platform X.

“It is crucial to eliminate all bureaucracy and make the required political decisions.”

After speaking with the Ukrainian leader, Rutte said in a post on X that ‌he is “discussing with ​Allies how we ‌can continue to ⁠get Ukraine the air ⁠defences they urgently need”.

Ukraine’s depleted air defences failed to stop any of Moscow’s incoming missiles yesterday as Russia unleashed at least 115 drones and 28 hypersonic and ballistic missiles.

The barrage, which lasted about two hours, was the latest in a series of large-scale Russian missile strikes that have become almost routine this summer.

Moscow is exploiting Ukraine’s critical shortage of interceptors for the US-made Patriot systems, the sole air defence weapon in its arsenal able to shoot down ballistic missiles.

Volodymyr Zelensky said after a Russian attack Friday night that air defences shot down only one ballistic missile “solely because there are no missiles for the Patriots.”

Supplies of defensive missiles for Ukraine in the first half of this year fell to one-third of the 2025 level, Zelensky said.

“Ballistic interceptors are what could have saved the lives of those killed today,” Zelensky said.

“It is very important for our partners to understand that delays in supplying them, or a reluctance to hand over anti-ballistic systems, lead directly to such horrific casualties and destruction.”

At least three people have been killed in Russian strikes overnight in Ukraine’s eastern city of Balakliia, local officials said this morning.

The authorities said rescuers are working to douse fires and clear the debris from the attack.

US secretary of state Marco Rubio and foreign secretary Ed Miliband discussed the importance of Europe taking a greater role in its security during a meeting ⁠in Washington yesterday, the State Department said in a statement.

A British official said they also reaffirmed the strength of the relationship between the two allies, including their shared commitment to the Nato security alliance.

Rubio ⁠told reporters before the meeting ​that ⁠Ukraine would also be on the agenda.

Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky has ratcheted up appeals to allies for ⁠more air defence missiles as Russia escalates ballistic missile strikes.

Miliband had planned to underline that Ukraine’s security is inseparable from European and transatlantic security, and to reiterate the UK’s commitment to stand with Ukraine for as long as it takes, his ministry said.

German interior minister Alexander Dobrindt said the explosive-laden drone found near a ⁠runway at Leipzig/Halle airport overnight was a hybrid attack which opened a new level of danger.

Germany opened a counterterrorism investigation on Wednesday after the drone prompted the closure of parts of one of Europe’s biggest cargo hubs.

“Drone sightings and drone threats in a hybrid context are something we have known from the past, but a drone armed with explosives being present on airport grounds is a new threat scenario,” Dobrindt ⁠said, after an emergency meeting with the heads of Germany’s security ​services ⁠on Wednesday night.

Airport workers discovered the drone in a restricted cargo area near the southern runway overnight. Flights were suspended and several aircraft, including some owned by German logistics firm DHL, were diverted. Authorities said there had ⁠been no danger to passengers or airport staff and most operations resumed by morning after one runway was reopened.

All speculation about the explosives, the drone, its origin, and who is behind it, is now part of the investigation, the interior minister said. “It is part of the nature of hybrid threats that it is not always immediately clear where they originate,” Dobrindt said.