Drones Strike Ozon and DNS Logistics Hubs in Rostov

Ukrainian drones struck a major logistics center belonging to the e-commerce company Ozon and warehouses owned by the electronics retailer DNS in Russia’s Rostov region early Saturday morning, Aug. 29. The strikes targeted DNS storage facilities in Rostov-on-Don and Aksay. According to the independent Russian news outlet Astra and the Telegram channel Exilenova+, the attack sparked a massive fire at the DNS site.JOIN US ON TELEGRAMFollow our coverage of the war on the @Kyivpost_official. Rostov Regional Governor Yury Slyusar confirmed the attack, stating that drone fragments were found in the Aksay district and caused a fire in a forest strip. Simultaneously, a logistics hub belonging to the Russian e-commerce giant Ozon in the Rostov region was also hit. The BBC, citing Ozon’s press service, reported that the strike caused a small fire that has since been extinguished. The company stated that workers were evacuated in advance due to regional drone warnings. The attacks on the commercial logistics networks coincide with the implementation of a regional state of emergency in the Rostov region, DW reported. According to a decree signed by Slyusar on Aug. 28, the emergency status is retroactively effective from July 10, 2026. The decree cites the suspension of port operations and disrupted shipping in the Azov-Black Sea basin, caused by Ukrainian Armed Forces attacks, as the catalyst for the crisis. Russian authorities state the disruptions have resulted in an accumulation of “significant volumes of agricultural products,” threatening major material losses. Regional Agriculture Minister Anna Kasyanenko has been appointed to lead the emergency response. Other Topics of Interest Russian Drone Strike Kills 1, Destroys Grain Trucks in Odesa Region A Russian drone attack on the Izmail district in the southern Odesa region has killed one person, injured three, and destroyed five grain trucks. Ongoing campaign against Russian infrastructure The Rostov strikes follow a wave of Ukrainian drone attacks targeting Russia’s oil refining capacity. On Friday, Aug. 28, drones struck the Yaroslavnefteorgsintez (Slavneft-YANOS) refinery in the city of Yaroslavl. The attack prompted local authorities to block roads leading toward Moscow and reroute public transport. The facility, which processes up to 15 million metric tons of crude oil annually, has reportedly been targeted at least eight times this year. Earlier in the week, Ukrainian drones struck Lukoil’s Nizhny Novgorod refinery in Kstovo on Aug. 26, and the Novoshakhtinsk refinery in the Rostov region suspended operations following an attack on Aug. 25. Ukraine has increasingly targeted Russia’s logistics and oil-refining infrastructure to disrupt military supply chains and fuel production. Ukrainian drones have attacked Russian oil refineries more than 70 times since the start of 2026. The strikes have knocked dozens of facilities offline, pushing Russian oil refining to its lowest level since 2002 and contributing to a growing domestic fuel crisis. Tymur Dubovyk - journalist, newsfeed editor