Russian online retail warehouses hit by deadly Ukrainian strikes

Image source, social mediaImage caption, Footage showed a fire at a large warehouseByTom BennettPublished20 minutes agoSeven people have been killed and 49 injured after Ukrainian drones struck two warehouses belonging to Russia's biggest online retailer, Wildberries, according to Russian officials. All deaths and 25 of the injuries occurred at a warehouse in the city of Tambov, roughly 295 miles (475km) south-east of Moscow. The remaining 24 injuries occurred at another Wildberries warehouse in Elektrostal in the Moscow region.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said the attacks had struck "major logistics facilities" which had been used to "supply sanctioned components for drone production and navigation equipment". He added that Ukraine had also struck targets in the Sea of Azov, the Black Sea, and Russian-annexed Crimea.Zelensky said Ukraine's operations were in response to "Russian strikes on our civilian infrastructure and on our cities and communities".

Overnight into Wednesday, 14 people were killed in Russian attacks across Ukraine. Wildberries is often described as the Russian equivalent of Amazon. The merged RWB group, which combines Wildberries with advertising company Russ, was valued at about $12.

6bn (£9.3bn) by Forbes Russia in 2026.Wildberries ​CEO, ​Tatyana Kim, ⁠said it had been a "terrible night" for Russia and for the company.

"Seven people working the night shift died on the spot," governor of the Tambov region Evgeniy Pervyshov wrote on Telegram, adding that 28 drones were also shot down on approach.He said 25 people had been injured, including one in a critical condition and six in serious condition. Most of these injuries were caused by shrapnel wounds, he said.

Meanwhile, governor of the Moscow region Andrei Vorobyov said some of those injured in the strikes on the Wildberries warehouse in Elektrostal were in "serious condition". He added that total of 48 drones were shot down in the Moscow region overnight, and that a Russian oil depot had also been struck by a falling drone, which he described as the incident with "the most serious consequences". "Firefighters, emergency services, and the Ministry of Emergency Situations continue to work at the scene," he wrote on Telegram.

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