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At Least 6 Dead After Ukrainian Drones Hit Wildberries Warehouses and Industrial Facility
The Moscow Times • • world
Key Points:
- Ukrainian drones struck Wildberries warehouses in St. Petersburg, Leningrad region, and Crimea for the third time in less than a week, causing fires and halting operations at multiple logistics sites.
- Wildberries co-founder Tatyana Kim confirmed no employee injuries, though regional authorities reported three people hurt in the Leningrad region attack.
- Satellite imagery and social media showed large smoke plumes over St. Petersburg from the targeted warehouses, which supply logistics for Russia's military efforts.
- A separate Ukrainian strike on an industrial facility in the Kirov region killed at least six people and injured over two dozen, targeting a site linked to aviation and missile equipment supply.
- Ukrainian President Zelensky confirmed these operations aim to disrupt Russian military logistics, particularly drone components and navigation equipment, as Wildberries accounts for about 10% of Russia’s logistics capacity.
