Ukrainian Drone Strikes Hit Russian Online Retailer Wildberries, Officials Say
Logistics hubs in southern Russia were targeted, with conflicting reports on casualties and exact locations.
Nadin Nandin
Ukrainian drones struck logistics hubs of Russian online retailer Wildberries, according to Russian officials and media reports. The attacks targeted facilities in southern Russia, with conflicting accounts on the exact locations and casualties.
Reported killed in the drone attacks, according to one Russian media outlet.
The strikes occurred overnight on Tuesday, according to reports. Wildberries CEO stated that logistics centers in Krasnodar and Nevinnomyssk, Russia, were hit. However, some reports named the targets as Krasnodar and Stavropol, while others specified Nevinnomyssk instead of Stavropol. Stavropol and Nevinnomyssk are both in Stavropol Krai.
Logistics centers in Krasnodar and Nevinnomyssk were hit.
The conflicting reports on locations reflect confusion over whether the city of Stavropol or the nearby town of Nevinnomyssk was struck. One person was killed in the attacks, according to a single source, though other reports did not mention casualties.
Updates
Russian authorities have confirmed that the recent drone strikes resulted in injuries among personnel at the Wildberries logistics hubs. Officials further reported that these facilities were evacuated following an earlier, separate attack on Saturday which allegedly caused worker fatalities. Additionally, the Ukrainian government claims that the retail company has been actively providing logistics support to the Russian military.
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- — Ukrainian drones hit Russian online retailer Wildberries, media and governor say (opens in a new window)
- — Ukraine again hits warehouses of Russia's top online retailer Wildberries, Russia says (opens in a new window)
- — Russia says Ukrainian drone attacks targeted logistics centers, killed 1 (opens in a new window)