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Putin’s Humiliating Crisis Deepens in Major Strike on Russia’s Amazon
The Daily Beast • • world
Key Points:
- A Ukrainian drone attack on a Wildberries warehouse near Moscow killed at least five people and injured around 10, according to the regional governor.
- Ukraine has targeted multiple Wildberries sites since July, aiming to disrupt Russia's economy and military supply chains, with Wildberries accused by Ukraine of aiding the Russian military—a claim Moscow denies.
- Wildberries CEO Tatyana Kim condemned the attacks as “acts of terrorism,” while another warehouse in the Samara region was also struck recently without reported casualties.
- Ukraine’s drone campaign has shifted focus from oil refineries to economic targets like Wildberries, causing significant financial damage and contributing to fuel shortages across Russia.
- President Zelensky described the drone strikes as “long-range sanctions” and emphasized Ukraine’s strategy to bring the conflict directly to Russian territory.
