Notes and Essays -- John Brown

Ukrainian strikes set fire to warehouses and other sites in Russia, and Russian bombing rocked Ukraine’s capital, as the two countries escalated an air campaign. By Marc Santora   and Valerie Hopkins July 24, 2026 Updated 9:41 a.m. ET The New York Times original article contains links Article contains moving images (without voice) of: -- Fire and smoke at a Wildberries warehouse in St. Petersburg on Friday. Social media, via Reuters [lead image] -- Smoke billowing from one of the targeted Wildberries facilities. Reuters -- Video posted on social media shows black smoke rising from a Wildberries facility as further strikes are heard in the background. Social media, via Reuters *** Russia targeted Ukraine with a barrage of missiles on Friday, killing at least 15 people, including 10 at the site of a military exhibition near the Ukrainian capital. Hours earlier, Ukraine struck sites in Russia including a missile factory, where six people were killed, and warehouses belonging to the ...