Ukrainian drones targeted Wildberries’ warehouse complexes for a reason — they are among the channels used to circumvent sanctions and restrictions.
On the night of August 26, Ukrainian drones attacked the Wildberries logistics center in Kotovsk, Tambov region, for the second time. Overall, Ukraine’s Defense Forces have carried out more than 30 strikes on warehouses belonging to Russia’s online retail giant Wildberries. Why have these logistics hubs come under attack? Because Wildberries ceased long ago to be merely an online shopping platform — it has evolved into a powerful logistics and financial hub that directly supports the Kremlin’s war machine.
The Center for Strategic Communications has examined how the marketplace contributes to Russia’s war against Ukraine, the losses it has already sustained, and why strikes on Wildberries warehouses are not simply attacks on a private business, but rather a blow to the “gray” import of dual-use goods, military logistics, and Russia’s financial resilience.
SCALE AND GEOGRAPHY OF THE STRIKES
In just one month — from July 18 to August 18, 2026 — Wildberries’ warehouse infrastructure came under an unprecedented barrage of aerial attacks. During this period, 32 confirmed strikes were recorded across 19 Russian regions, from the border regions and the Moscow region to the Urals and the Volga region, as well as in temporarily occupied Crimea.
