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Ukraine strikes major Russian warehouse
🇺🇦 UKRAINE — Ukrainian drone forces successfully struck a large warehouse belonging to the Russian e-commerce giant Wildberries near St. Petersburg. The attack reportedly targeted significant logistics capacity, sparking a major fire at the site. This operation follows a series of recent Ukrainian strikes against Russian infrastructure facilities.
№ 15 in today's brief · First reported by aljazeera.com · developing for 21 days · 44 sourcesindependent.co.ukUkraine-Russia war latest: Major supermarket's warehouse hit by drone after Kyiv's bombardment of 'Russian Amazon'bbc.co.ukFive dead in Moscow as Ukraine continues warehouse strikesfrance24.comUkrainian drone strikes on Russia kill at least six, spark fire at Wildberries warehousesaa.com.trDrone attack damages warehouse in Russia's Leningrad regionaljazeera.comUkraine strikes Russia’s biggest retailer againthemoscowtimes.comUkrainian Drones Kill 8 in Russia and Strike Wildberries Warehousestraitstimes.comUkrainian drones kill eight in Russia and strike Wildberries warehouse: Governorstheglobeandmail.comUkrainian drone strikes kill two, hit online retailer warehouse, governor saysscmp.comUkrainian drone strikes kill 2 in Russia, hit another Wildberries warehouseaawsat.comUkrainian Drones Kill Two in Russia, Strike Wildberries Warehouselatimes.comUkraine says it hits 2 major Russian oil refineries hours after Zelensky's meeting with Trumpforeignpolicy.comThe Wildberries Theory of Russian Defeatarabnews.comRussian entrepreneurs see stock go up in flames as Ukraine targets Wildberriestheguardian.comUkraine’s pivot to warehouse strikes brings war closer to ordinary Russiansnbcnews.comWildberries, 'Russia's Amazon,' says Ukrainian drones struck three more of its warehousescnn.com'Up in smoke': Attacks on 'Russia's Amazon' bring Putin's war closer to homenytimes.comA New Target for Ukraine’s Long-Range Attacks: Russia’s Version of Amazonchannelnewsasia.comUkraine hits more warehouses of Russia's top online retailer Wildberriesirishtimes.comWhy Ukraine is targeting Russia's answer to Amazon – The Irish Timesjpost.comUkraine expands drone campaign to Russia's Wildberries networksmh.com.auUkraine strikes Russia's largest online retailerrte.ieUkraine hits warehouses of top Russian retailerabc.net.auUkraine drone strikes hit warehouses, US troops die, Hanson's UK speech | ABC News Top Storiesnpr.org8 killed and more than 60 wounded in Ukrainian drone attack on Russian regionsthehindu.comSeven killed, more than 50 wounded in Ukrainian drone attack on Russian regionscbsnews.comUkrainian drone attacks on Russian warehouses and oil depot kill at least 8, injure over 60+18 more outlets
Why it matters
Targeting critical domestic logistics hubs marks a strategic expansion of Ukraine's effort to disrupt the Russian economy and war effort.
Context
Wildberries is Russia's largest online retailer, often referred to as the 'Amazon of Russia'.