In brief
Late on Wednesday night, Ukrainian drone attacks targeted Wildberries warehouses in the Krasnodar and Stavropol regions, setting fire to the facilities and injuring 15 people. This second strike in four days highlights Ukraine’s strategy of hitting logistics hubs that supply the Russian army with drone components and other military gear. The attacks resulted in significant damage and casualties, prompting statements from Wildberries’ founder and regional governors. Additionally, drone fragments have impacted nearby residential buildings, while satellite imagery shows extensive destruction in the affected areas.
Late on Wednesday night a series of Ukrainian drone strikes hit warehouses run by Russia’s biggest online retailer, Wildberries, in the Krasnodar and Stavropol regions, according to the company’s founder and local governors. The attacks set fire to the facilities, injured 15 people and marked the second major blow to the logistics hub in just four days.
In Nevinnomyssk, five workers were treated as outpatients for burns and other injuries, while a separate strike in Krasnodar wounded ten people, three of whom are in serious condition, officials said. The incident was followed by a significant fire and debris-laiden chaos, with drone fragments reported to have landed in nearby apartment buildings.
Wildberries’ founder Tatyana Kim posted on Telegram that the raids “cause the most important thing: we must continue to do what we do for the benefit of people”, hinting at the broader goal of keeping the supply chain “un‑interrupted” for shoppers across Russia.
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky said earlier that the strikes targeted logistics hubs “involved in providing the Russian army with drone components, navigation equipment and other gear”. The feed of drone deliveries is, according to analysts, a vital part of Russia’s war effort.
The impacts ripple beyond the immediate casualties. Local sellers who depend on the marketplace are losing goods and income, and satellite imagery reveals ruins spanning many acres of burned buildings.
