A Wildberries depot in Russia is hit again and destroyed as Ukraine extends its drone campaign
Summary
Ukrainian forces used long-range drones to strike and completely destroy a major warehouse of Russia’s largest online retailer, Wildberries, for the second time within a month. These drone attacks are part of Ukraine’s ongoing campaign to hit Russian economic and military targets far from the front lines.Key Facts
- Ukrainian drones hit a Wildberries warehouse in the Tambov region southeast of Moscow, causing a large fire that destroyed the facility.
- This was the second major attack on the same warehouse in just over a month; the earlier strike killed seven people.
- Wildberries is Russia’s biggest online retailer and is comparable in size and importance to Amazon.
- Ukrainian officials say the goods sold by Wildberries include items used by the Russian military.
- Ukraine has been conducting nightly drone attacks on many targets across Russia to overwhelm air defenses.
- Russia reported shooting down 426 Ukrainian drones over 15 regions and Crimea in one night.
- Other attacks by Ukraine targeted Russian oil and industrial facilities, damaging key parts of Russia’s economy.
- The attacks aim to impact Russia’s military capabilities and create disruption far from the active war zone.
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