Russia is assessing the damage after Ukrainian drone strikes targeted warehouses operated by privately owned online retailer Wildberries on Saturday, killing eight people and injuring more than 70 others.
Russian analysts have estimated the total economic damage caused by the attacks at up to 100 billion rubles ($1.3 billion), making it one of the costliest strikes on Russia's commercial infrastructure since the start of the war.
The Moscow Times looks at the aftermath of the strikes against Wildberries’ warehouses in the Moscow and Tambov regions and the reasons behind the attacks:
Why was Wildberries targeted?
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said the strikes were carried out in response to Russian attacks on civilian infrastructure in Ukraine, an apparent reference to last week’s deadly strikes on facilities belonging to the Ukrainian postal and logistics company Nova Poshta.
