Russian authorities have initiated multiple criminal investigations…
Russian authorities have initiated multiple criminal investigations into alleged drone attacks by Ukrainian forces on civilian infrastructure in several regions, including Moscow and Leningrad Oblasts, Penza Oblast, Udmurtia, and Zaporozhye Oblast, with claims of casualties and damage to logistics centers and recreational facilities. The cases are being treated as terrorist acts under Russian law.
Consensus
- Ukrainian armed formations conducted drone attacks on civilian infrastructure in multiple Russian regions.
- The attacks occurred on or around 4 August 2025 in Moscow and Leningrad Oblasts.
- The Russian Investigative Committee (SKR) has opened criminal cases under Article 205 of the Russian Criminal Code (terrorism).
- The attacks targeted logistics centers, warehouses, and industrial zones.
- Follow-up investigations are underway, including on-site evidence collection and forensic examinations.
- Russian officials claim the attacks violated international law and targeted civilian infrastructure.
- The Russian authorities have stated that the attacks caused casualties and material damage.
Points of divergence
- A separate case involving Ukrainian drones targeting military airfields in Russia was transferred to the General Prosecutor's Office, with four truck drivers detained and accused of being part of a group recruited by Ukraine's SBU to carry out a terrorist act. — kommersant
- A specific individual, Sergey Vygovskiy, a soldier from the 82nd Separate Airborne Assault Brigade of the Ukrainian military, is under investigation for allegedly committing terrorist acts in Kursk Oblast by crossing the border and conducting operations against civilians. — vesti
- In the attack on industrial zones in Chkalovsk, Moscow Oblast, five people died and ten were injured; one person was injured at a Lenta warehouse in Krasny Bor, Leningrad Oblast. — tg_paperpaper_ru
- Five people died and ten were injured in the attack on the industrial zone in Novoselok, Chkalovsk, Moscow Oblast; one person was injured in Krasny Bor, Leningrad Oblasts. — riamo
- Wildberries and Russ reported that no employees were injured at the Krasny Bor warehouse due to prior evacuation; deliveries were temporarily redirected. — vedomosti
- In addition to the main attack, drone fragments hit a house and a car in Solnechny, and drones were detected over Volokolamsk, Klin, and Serебryano-Pruzhsky districts. — m24
- Drone attacks occurred on 30 July 2025 in Penza Oblast and Udmurtia, targeting logistics centers, with fires and injuries reported. — interfax
- A drone attack on recreational facilities in Kirillovka, Zaporozhye Oblast occurred on 25 July 2026, resulting in civilian casualties including children, with the exact number still being verified. — tg_MID_Russia
Coverage (20 sources)
- Case of drone attack on military airfields transferred to the General Prosecutor's Office — Коммерсантъ
- The Investigative Committee opened a case of terrorism after a drone attack on the Wildberries warehouse in Tula — Коммерсантъ
- SK: Ukrainian paratrooper suspected of carrying out terrorist attacks in Kursk region — Вести
- FSB opened a case on terrorism after attack on warehouses in Red Bor — Бумага
- Criminal case opened after UAV attack on Moscow and Leningrad regions — РИАМО
- The Investigative Committee has opened a case following drone attacks on warehouses in the Moscow Region and Leningrad Region — Коммерсантъ
- The case of the terrorist attack was initiated after the attacks on warehouses in Leningrad Oblast and Moscow Oblast — Ведомости
- Prosecutors opened a case after attacks by Armed Forces of Ukraine on objects in Moscow and Leningrad regions — Москва 24
- Prosecure Office opened a criminal case after attack by Armed Forces of Ukraine on a bus in the Zaporizhzhia region — Ведомости
- The Investigative Committee opened a case on the terror attack after a drone strike on a bus in the Zaporizhzhia region — Коммерсантъ
- Case on the attack by VU on a bus in the Zaporozhye region with a terrorist act — Вести
- Удары ВСУ по объектам в Пензенской области и Удмуртии квалифицировали как теракты — Интерфакс
- The Investigative Committee of Russia opened a criminal case after an attack on a bus in the Belgorod region — Ведомости
- Case opened after Ukrainian attack on passenger bus in Shebekino — Вести
- 🎙️🎙️Official representative of the Russian Investigative Committee Svetlana Petrenko: — МИД России
- Prosecutors open a case on terrorism after Ukrainian forces attack vacation bases in the Zaporizhzhia region — Ведомости
- Suk qualified the attack by Ukrainian forces on rest bases in Zaporizhzhia as a terrorist act — Вести
- The Investigative Committee of Russia has opened a case on terrorism in connection with an attack by Ukrainian Armed Forces on vacation bases in Melitopol — Интерфакс
- Investigation into the attack on civilian objects by Ukrainian forces in Leningrad region — РИАМО
- Investigation launched after attacks on civilian targets in Leningrad region — Вести
Key entities
- Russia
- SK
- Ukrainian Armed Forces
- Svetlana Petrenko
- Investigative Committee
- SKR
- Zaporizhzhia Oblast
- Moscow Oblast
- Leningrad Oblast
- Moscow
- Crimea
- Ukraine
- Leningrad Region
- Alexandr Yakovlev
- Yevgeny Balitsky
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