Warehouse of Russian online retailer Wildberries near St.Petersburg on fire after drone attack, governor says
Russian officials said 3 people were injured and flights were delayed as air defenses intercepted dozens of drones over the region.
- 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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Russian Retailer Wildberries Says Ukraine Struck 3 More Warehouses
Major Russian online retailer Wildberries said on July 24 that three of its warehouses were targeted by Ukrainian drones overnight, bringing the number of warehouses hit in the past week to eight. Wildberries founder Tatyana Kim said the latest attacks targeted warehouses in St. Petersburg, in the surrounding Leningrad Oblast, and Simferopol in Crimea. Kim said in a statement that they were able to save some of the premises and stock. All wareh…
Ukraine has attacked a logistics centre in St. Petersburg with drones. Videos show heavy explosions and huge smoke fumes.
Recently, several important facilities of Russia's largest "online marketplace" Wildberries have been destroyed.
By repeatedly striking the warehouses of Wildberries, the Russian e-commerce giant, Ukraine is expanding its strategy by targeting not only Moscow's alleged military capabilities, but also a pillar of its economy in order to disrupt the logistics chains and increase the capacity of the...
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