A Russian retail giant’s warehouse burns after Ukraine’s latest long-range drone attack
The company said most merchandise was not damaged after three drones hit the depot and 800 people were evacuated, with no injuries reported.
- On Friday, Ukrainian long-range drones struck a Wildberries warehouse in the Ural Mountains more than 2,000 kilometers from the border, setting the facility ablaze though the company said most merchandise remained undamaged.
- Ukraine regularly targets distant sites in the Urals and Siberia this year, aiming to rattle the Russian public and the Kremlin; this strike follows a series of Wildberries depot strikes in recent weeks that have burned down.
- Regional governor Denis Pasler reported three drones struck the warehouse roof, while Artyom Zhoga, the Kremlin's regional representative, confirmed 800 people were evacuated with no injuries reported during the attack.
- Russia's Defense Ministry reported downing 203 Ukrainian drones from late Thursday through early Friday, while Russia simultaneously launched 147 long-range strike drones at Ukraine, sustaining intense aerial exchanges.
- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is prioritizing domestic missile production and European collaboration to counter Russian ballistic missiles, with 10 countries engaged in a joint anti-ballistic development program to bolster regional defenses.
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Ukraine has again attacked the Russian online shopping platform Wildberries. This time, a warehouse in Yekaterinburg, beyond the Ural Mountains, was hit. But the Russian strikes continue to raise concerns for Kyiv about its lack of air defense. Volodymyr Zelensky is asking partners to make decisions that will help save lives.
A fire broke out on Friday in a warehouse of the Russian e-commerce giant Wildberries in Ekaterinburg, after another drone attack.
Drone strikes ignite fire at Yekaterinburg’s Wildberries logistics center in continued wave of attacks
Three drones crashed onto the roof of a logistics center overnight on August 7, igniting a fire at the scene, according to Sverdlovsk region governor Denis Pasler. He said Russian military, including aviation, air defense systems, and mobile gun teams, shot down eight drones over the region. Firefighters are still working to extinguish the blaze as emergency services remain at the site. No one was injured, according to the governor. Overnight, a…
From Elektrostal, at the gates of Moscow, to Ekaterinburg, on the Urals: in a few weeks Ukrainian attacks crossed Russia hitting one after the other the logistics centers of Wildberries. From 18 July about 20 sites of the main Russian group of the "e-commerce" have been attacked: according to a Reuters analysis of satellite images, at least 1.18 million square meters of warehouses, more than a fifth of the capacity of the company, have been dama…
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