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Wildberries – Russia’s Amazon – Has Seen Four Major Hubs Attacked In Quick Succession<\/span><\/p>\n

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Wildberries, which is widely referenced as ‘Russia’s Amazon’, has seen four of its top ten distribution hubs attacked by Ukrainian long-range drones<\/strong> in only a matter of days, potentially putting their business operations in doubt.<\/p>\n

Stunning footage is widely circulating Wednesday of some of the latest attacks, which came overnight. A large fire broke out in the outskirts of Krasnodar in southern Russia at a sprawling Wildberries warehouse.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Regional media has cited several separate fires in the area, before which witnesses reported hearing some 20 to 30 explosions across the city and its outskirts.<\/p>\n

Another key logistics hub for Wildberries, which is far and away the country’s biggest online retailer, was also hit in the\u00a0Stavropol region overnight, resulting in the urgent evacuation of employees.<\/p>\n

Four days prior, the company’s warehouses in central Russia were struck<\/strong>, which killed eight people<\/strong>. In the face of the Krelmin calling the attacks acts of terrorism and war crimes, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has claimed that the hubs were “involved in providing the Russian army with drone components, navigation equipment and other gear.”<\/p>\n

Massive fire rages in Krasnodar, Russia overnight:<\/em><\/p>\n

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A massive fire rages in Krasnodar, Russia tonight after Ukrainian drones blew up a distribution center belonging to the Wildberries company. Notably, this is the third warehouse belonging to the online retailer which has been destroyed in the span of a week. https:\/\/t.co\/vcH8y2Mmyb<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/eVhRH57ul2<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Woofers (@NotWoofers) July 22, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The regional anti-Kremlin publication\u00a0Meduza has tallied the size of the huge hubs hit and damaged in the following<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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The Ukrainian military\u2019s strike hit two Wildberries warehouses: one in\u00a0Elektrostal, outside Moscow \u2014 a\u00a0250,000-square-meter (2.7-million-square-foot) facility and one of\u00a0the company\u2019s largest logistics centers \u2014 and another in\u00a0Kotovsk, in\u00a0the Tambov region, a\u00a0108,000-square-meter (1.2-million-square-foot) warehouse that opened only last year.<\/em><\/p>\n

Experts estimate the Elektrostal and Kotovsk warehouses accounted for 6.5% to\u00a09% of\u00a0Wildberries\u2019 total warehouse space<\/strong>. Losing them won\u2019t paralyze the marketplace\u2019s operations, though it\u00a0could strain its logistics network<\/strong>. Customers are unlikely to\u00a0see significantly longer delivery times, since Wildberries operates numerous sorting centers that let it\u00a0reroute shipments quickly.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

And additionally of note:<\/p>\n

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Wildberries isn\u2019t formally required to\u00a0compensate sellers for the damage. On\u00a0July 7 \u2014 11 days before the attack \u2014 the company changed its contract terms with sellers, exempting itself from liability for \u201cforce majeure circumstances,\u201d a\u00a0category that now includes drone attacks<\/strong>.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

The Kremlin will no doubt take the ongoing threat and targeting of Wildberries’ hubs very seriously. Reuters<\/a> has reviewed that “Together with smaller rivals, Wildberries and Ozon sell goods and services worth the equivalent of 8.5% of Russia’s gross domestic product<\/strong>. They provide jobs for 4 million people, or more than 5% of the country’s workforce.”<\/p>\n

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Ukrainian attack drones struck a second distribution center\/warehouse for the Russian e-commerce giant Wildberries in Nevinnomyssk this morning, setting it ablaze.<\/p>\n

Half of Wildberries largest 10 distribution centers have been destroyed in the last week. pic.twitter.com\/7XPqEutsVu<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 OSINTtechnical (@Osinttechnical) July 22, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

“The firms are central to the Kremlin’s plans to reinvigorate growth in \u200ba stagnating, war-focused economy<\/strong>,” Reuters continues. “President\u00a0Vladimir Putin’s\u00a0top man on the economy, Maxim Oreshkin, has been personally tasked with overseeing the sector.”<\/p>\n

Russia has in turn also been striking some major manufacturing centers inside Ukraine, claiming that these sites are have dual civilian-military purposes, such as for drone or aircraft component production.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Tyler Durden<\/a><\/span>
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