At least eight people were killed and 62 others injured after Ukrainian drones struck two warehouses belonging to Wildberries, Russia’s largest online retailer, in one of the deadliest long-range attacks on Russian commercial logistics infrastructure since Moscow launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022.
The overnight strikes, which also targeted an oil facility and other strategic sites, underscored Kyiv’s intensifying campaign to disrupt Russia’s military supply chain far beyond the battlefield, even as Moscow continued its bombardment of Ukrainian cities.
Russian officials said seven workers died and 25 people were injured when drones hit a Wildberries warehouse in Tambov, about 475 kilometres south-east of Moscow. Another worker was killed and 37 people injured after a separate strike on a Wildberries facility in Elektrostal, in the Moscow region. Authorities said several of the wounded were in critical condition.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky confirmed the operation, saying the strikes targeted “major logistics facilities” used to supply sanctioned components for drone production and navigation equipment supporting Russia’s military. He added that Ukrainian forces also attacked targets in the Sea of Azov, the Black Sea and Russian-annexed Crimea.
