Ukraine Again Strikes Wildberries Hub in Russia's Ryazan Region
The strike forced staff out and halted deliveries as Ukraine expands attacks on logistics hubs tied to Russia’s wartime economy.
- On Wednesday, Ukrainian drones struck a Wildberries logistics warehouse in Ryazan, forcing the company to evacuate staff and halt deliveries; regional governor Pavel Malkov reported industrial fires erupted, with six people seeking medical attention.
- Ukrainian forces have targeted over 10 Wildberries logistics hubs since July 18, destroying roughly 10% of storage capacity; Kyiv officials cite the company's 'Everything for the SVO' catalog as justification, though the firm denies military involvement.
- Merchants face mounting financial losses, with preliminary estimates suggesting inventory damage could reach $2.7bn; one seller lost 1.5 million roubles but received only 8,000 roubles in compensation, far below replacement value.
- Seeking financial stability, Wildberries is negotiating with the Russian government for aid, with state-controlled VTB Bank expected to play a central role; the company is also scouting 100,000 square metres of warehouse space in Kazakhstan.
- This campaign functions as 'long-range sanctions' designed to degrade Russia's wartime economy; analysts suggest strikes on consumer infrastructure aim to increase internal pressure on President Vladimir Putin to negotiate.
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Ukrainian forces have in recent weeks expanded the war and brought it home to Russia like never before. The campaign against the billion-dollar Wildberries group is “even more sweeping” than the oil operations, an independent Russian journalist estimates.
Winnipeg Free Press
Ukraine hits more outlets of Russia's largest online marketplace to bring the war home
Ukraine's attacks on the sprawling Russian warehouses have produced stark images, with massive pillars of smoke rising above fires that raged at facilities of Wildberries, the country’s biggest online retailer and its equivalent of Amazon.
El Periódico
After months of attacks on Russian refineries and oil deposits, Kiev's strategy seems to be turning in recent weeks. During the early hours of Wednesday, Ukraine has attacked another warehouse in Wildberries, the Russian Amazon, this time in the Riazan region, about 200 kilometers southeast of Russia's capital, which is a new stage of long-range offensives within Russia to weaken Moscow's war effort.Keep reading....
Day after day, Ukraine's drones strike Wildberries. Now the attacks on "Russia's Amazon" threaten the entire economy. - We are, quite rightly, bringing the war home - to Russia, comments Zelenskyj.
According to the Russian company, "the logistics chains have been reorganized, the receipt of supplies and ordering are carried out in other...
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