Ukrainian Drones Hit Russian E-Commerce Giant Wildberries Warehouses
Ukrainian drones struck multiple Wildberries warehouses over the week ending July 24, 2026, hitting hubs across Russia and occupied Crimea and killing nine people while injuring scores.[1]
Officials said the strikes hit at least five Wildberries warehouses, adding to earlier weekend attacks.[1] Targets included facilities in Elektrostal near Moscow, Tambov, Krasnodar, Stavropol, St. Petersburg, the Leningrad region and Simferopol in occupied Crimea.[1]
Wildberries controls roughly 52% of online orders in Russia and works with an estimated 500,000-800,000 sellers, many of whom stored goods at the attacked hubs. Analyst Sergei Semko estimates the damaged facilities represent about 12% of Wildberries' warehouse space and that destroyed inventory could be worth up to about $3 billion. The company has offered discounted storage, free transfers and reduced-rate loans through Wildberries Bank, but it recently changed its seller policy to exclude drone-attack damage as a force-majeure event.
Sellers and analysts say the strikes have wiped out small-business stock and brought the war into everyday Russian commerce.[1]
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- Over the week ending July 24, 2026, Ukrainian drones struck at least five Wildberries warehouses in addition to earlier weekend hits, including in Elektrostal near Moscow, Tambov, Krasnodar, Stavropol, St. Petersburg, the Leningrad region and Simferopol in occupied Crimea.
- The attacks on Wildberries facilities have killed nine people and injured scores more, according to Russian authorities.
- Analyst Sergei Semko estimates the hit warehouses account for about 12% of Wildberries' total warehouse space and that destroyed inventory there could be worth up to about $3 billion.
- Wildberries controls roughly 52% of all online orders in Russia and works with an estimated 500,000-800,000 sellers, many of them small businesses now reporting total loss of stock stored at the attacked hubs.
- The company has offered measures such as discounted storage, free transfers of goods to other facilities and reduced-rate loans via its Wildberries Bank, but recently changed its seller policy to exclude liability for drone-attack damage as a force-majeure event.
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