Ukraine drone attacks hits 'Russia's Amazon' warehouse

Cars drive along the road as smoke rises above residential buildings from a warehouse for Russian e-commerce giant near Saint Petersburg.

Ukrainian drones hit a warehouse for a Russian e-commerce giant near Saint Petersburg early July 24, triggering a fire that sent smoke pouring over the historic city, according to local officials and an AFP reporter.

Kiev has targeted Saint Petersburg as it steps up long-range drone strikes on Russian energy, military and logistics sites in recent weeks.

An AFP reporter saw grey smoke rising into the morning sky over high-rise buildings in the city, which is more than 800 kilometers from the Ukrainian border.