Warehouse of Russian online retailer Wildberries near St.Petersburg on fire after drone attack, governor says
Wildberries said it temporarily suspended logistics operations after fires and evacuations, while Russian media reported about 50 delayed flights at Pulkovo Airport.
- A drone strike hit a Wildberries logistics center in Novosaratovka near St. Petersburg on Friday, triggering a fire that injured three people, according to Leningrad Region Governor Alexander Drozdenko.
- These attacks continue a series of strikes targeting the company's logistics network, with Wildberries suspending operations in Shushary and Utkina Zavod while evacuating its Simferopol sorting center; previous incidents have already disabled roughly 8% of warehouse capacity.
- Russian authorities reported overnight drone activity disrupting Pulkovo Airport with about 50 delayed flights and 15 diversions, while OSINT analysis identified separate strikes at the VMP AVITEK plant in Kirov.
- Unmanned Systems Forces Commander Robert "Madyar" Brovdi hinted at the operation's success on Telegram, writing "Wild berries, +3 burning..." while some reports linked the Kirov strike to a Ukrainian Flamingo cruise missile with range up to 3,000 kilometers.
- Industry sources estimate rebuilding a comparable warehouse could cost approximately $455 million, while Russia's Defense Ministry claimed its air defenses intercepted 571 drones overnight across regions including Tver, Moscow, and Crimea.
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A Ukrainian drone strike sparked a major fire at a Wildberries warehouse near Saint Petersburg early on Thursday 24 July, sending thick smoke across the city and temporarily disrupting flights at Pulkovo Airport, according to Russian authorities.
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