Russian Military Unit Burns in Engels, Drones Strike Yekaterinburg Wildberries Warehouses A significant fire broke out at a suspected military facility near the Engels-2 strategic bomber airbase in Russia’s Saratov region, while a drone strike targeted a Wildberries logistics warehouse in Yekaterinburg during a large-scale aerial attack spanning Friday evening into Saturday morning, July 25. Independent Russian media, citing open-source intelligence (OSINT) analysis, reported the Engels blaze occurred at a building on Engels-1 street, close to the airfield previously struck by Ukrainian drones on July 16. The Yekaterinburg strike, approximately 1,080 miles from the Ukrainian border, marked another blow to the Russian e-commerce giant’s logistics network. Residents in the Saratov region reported a large fire in Engels following alerts about drone and missile threats. According to the Astra Telegram channel, the blaze occurred at a structure believed to house a military unit, located near the Engels-2 airbase. Local authorities have not yet confirmed the cause of the fire, and some residents noted they did not hear explosions before the blaze. The Engels-2 airbase, a key hub for Russia’s strategic aviation, was previously damaged by Ukrainian long-range drones on July 16, an attack confirmed by satellite imagery to have destroyed a Tu-95MS strategic bomber. Further south, OSINT monitoring channels also reported an unexplained fire in Rostov, though details remain unclear. The Yekaterinburg strike, detailed by the Exilenova+ monitoring channel, involved a drone hitting a Wildberries warehouse, with footage showing thick smoke rising from the facility. This attack followed a series of recent strikes targeting Wildberries’ logistics infrastructure, including strikes on warehouses in St.#russian_military_unit #engels_2_airbase #wildberries #yekaterinburg #ukrainian_drones
