Ukraine strikes Wildberries warehouses in Russia
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- Ukraine conducted drone strikes on Wildberries warehouses in Russia, destroying facilities and killing at least eight people, according to reports.
- Wildberries — described as Russia’s largest online marketplace — suffered significant damage to its logistics infrastructure from the attacks.
- Russia’s e-commerce sector, particularly Wildberries, is now a target in the war, with the strikes aiming to disrupt supply chains that may support military operations.
- Russian civilians and small businesses are feeling the impact as the war extends beyond traditional battlefields into domestic commercial hubs.
Why it matters: The attacks inflict $1.3B in damage and kill 8, directly harming Russian civilians and small vendors reliant on Wildberries, while signaling a strategic shift to target economic infrastructure with military links. This blurs the line between battlefield and home front.
