A warehouse burns near Moscow. In Ukraine, drone crews prepare to strike again

Waves of Ukrainian drones targeted the massive logistics center outside Moscow overnight.

Key points

• A small group of soldiers rapidly assembled in a sunflower field in southern Ukraine, gathering around 20 small planelike drones laden with explosives, before launching them toward Russia.
• Hundreds of miles away, Ukrainian drone crews had barely paused after the night's work before starting to prepare for another attack.
• It's Ukraine's latest tactic – long-range drones designed to carry the war deep inside Russia, striking military, industrial and logistical sites far from the front line.

Waves of Ukrainian drones targeted the massive logistics center outside Moscow overnight. The next morning, it was still ablaze, dark smoke rising into the sky from what was one of Russia's largest retail warehouses.

Notably, a small group of soldiers rapidly assembled in a sunflower field in southern Ukraine, gathering around 20 small planelike drones laden with explosives, before launching them toward Russia.

Meanwhile, the launch by the Ukrainian 413th "Raid" Unmanned Systems Regiment on Sunday morning was observed by a team of Associated Press journalists – a rare glimpse into a rapidly expanding part of Ukraine's war effort.

For now, a warehouse burns near Moscow. In Ukraine, drone crews prepare to strike remains the part of the story worth watching, and further updates are likely as more details are confirmed.