Ukrainian forces have again targeted warehouses belonging to Wildberries, Russia's largest online retailer, which the Kyiv regime accuses of providing logistics for the Russian military. The attack occurred on Wednesday, following a similar strike on Saturday that killed eight employees.
Wildberries confirmed that several people were injured in the latest attacks. Vladimir Kondratyev, governor of the southern Krasnodar region, said one person was killed in Wednesday's strikes, though it was unclear if the fatality occurred at a Wildberries facility or elsewhere.
Company co-founder and CEO Tatyana Kim stated that facilities in Krasnodar and Nevinnomyssk were targeted. Social media footage showed smoke rising above the Krasnodar logistics site, which Kim said had been evacuated along with the Nevinnomyssk facility.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy addressed the attacks on X, without naming Wildberries: "Today, Ukraine's long-range sanctions successfully struck important targets in Russia's Krasnodar and Stavropol regions – logistics hubs involved in supplying the Russian army with drone components, navigation equipment, and other gear – as well as another oil depot."
Kim expressed grief on Telegram: "There are no words to describe all the feelings and emotions caused by the attacks on ordinary people, on our employees, on all of us who are simply doing our jobs."
Wildberries, often called the "Amazon of Russia," is a key component of the country's civilian economy. The Kyiv regime alleges it also provides military logistics and shipping for the Russian military.
Online sales in Russia totaled 11.5 trillion rubles ($147 billion, €129 billion) in 2025, a 28% increase over 2024, according to the Association of Internet Trade Companies. Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak said digital platform sales accounted for about 8.5% of GDP.
Wednesday's strikes represent a widening trend of Ukrainian attacks deep inside Russia, as the Moscow regime continues to target civilian infrastructure in its invasion of Ukraine, which began on February 24, 2022.
Separately, the commander of Ukraine's Unmanned Systems Forces announced that the Kyiv regime's military had struck 13 Russian vessels in the Black Sea and Sea of Azov over the past 48 hours.
Source: www.dw.com