A Wildberries Depot in Russia Is Hit Again and Destroyed as Ukraine Extends Its Drone Campaign
- On Wednesday, Aug. 26, a drone attack ignited a massive fire at a Wildberries warehouse in Kotovsk, Tambov Oblast, consuming about 100,000 square meters of the facility, Tambov Governor Evgeniy Pervyshov reported.
- Ukrainian forces are targeting major Russian logistics hubs to diminish Moscow's economic capacity, striking a rapidly growing sector that is otherwise nearing stagnation after 4-1/2 years of war.
- One employee was injured in the Kotovsk strike; recent attacks hit Ozon centers in Samara Oblast on Aug. 22 and in Orenburg overnight on Aug. 23, while falling drones killed three people in Lipetsk and Belgorod regions.
- Targets in Russian-occupied Luhansk were struck by Ukrainian forces on Wednesday, causing large explosions and fire, while power outages swept Crimea's Bakhchysarai district and Simferopol late on Aug. 25.
- The Kyiv Independent could not independently verify these reports; both Ukraine and Russia deny targeting civilians, though the military maintains its campaign against defense-industrial facilities and logistics hubs disrupting Moscow's war effort.
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An Air-Raid Alert Had Already Emptied the Wildberries Warehouse When the Drones Arrived, Sparing Its Huge Workforce
Russia Is Now Feeling the Heat of the Ukraine War: Ukraine continues its assault on Russian warehouses and logistics hubs, with strikes destroying a major Wildberries warehouse southeast of Moscow overnight into August 26. The strikes involved hundreds of drones that crossed into Russian territory overnight, while another strike hit one of the country’s largest oil refineries. KEKAHA, Hawaii — U.S. Army 3rd Multi-Domain Task Force fires the High…
Drone Strike Sets Wildberries Facility Ablaze in Russia’s Tambov Region
A major facility belonging to Russian online retailer Wildberries was destroyed by fire following a drone attack in Russia’s Tambov region, Al Jazeera reported Wednesday, citing Russian officials. Two people were injured in the attack, according to the report. The authorities did not immediately provide further details about the extent of the damage or identify those responsible. The same Wildberries facility had previously been targeted on Augu…
Ukraine extends its drone campaign, burning this Russian e-commerce warehouse to the ground
For the second time in five weeks, Ukrainian long-range drones struck a major warehouse belonging to Russia’s biggest online retailer, causing a fire that burned it to the ground, local authorities said on Wednesday.The depot in the Tambov region southeast of Moscow, 500 or so kilometers (300 miles) from the Ukrainian border, was previously hit on July 18 when seven people were killed. That attack heralded the start of Ukraine’s aerial campaign …
Fire Destroys Wildberries Warehouse After Ukrainian Drone Attack, Say Russian Authorities
A fire has “completely destroyed” a Wildberries warehouse following a Ukrainian drone attack, a regional official has said, as Kyiv continues to disrupt the Russian economy by targeting online retailers. Evgeniy Pervyshov, governor of Russia’s Tambov region, said in an Aug. 26 post on Telegram that during the overnight strike, Russian forces had managed to destroy 16 unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), but that another three had got through, striki…
Ukrainian drone strike destroys major Wildberries warehouse in Tambov region
Tambov region governor Yevgeny Pervyshov has confirmed that the Wildberries warehouse in Kotovsk was completely destroyed by fire, and has promised to boost air defense training in response. The Ukrainian Armed Forces launched an airstrike on the Wildberries facility in Kotovsk, Tambov region, Russia, reportedly because the marketplace sells goods for the "special military operation". Ukrainian drones hit the Wildberries logistics center in Koto…
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