By Hammad Kahlun,
International Correspondent,
Scandinavian News Agency Finland
HELSINKI Ukrainian forces struck two more warehouses belonging to Russian e-commerce giant Wildberries overnight on July 22, hitting facilities in Nevinnomyssk and Krasnodar.
The attacks bring the total number of destroyed distribution centers to five over the past week.
Nevinnomyssk and Krasnodar Facilities Targeted
The strike on the Nevinnomyssk logistics center, located in Russia’s Stavropol region, was confirmed by Wildberries founder Tatyana Kim, who said facilities in both Nevinnomyssk and Krasnodar were targeted in the overnight operation.
Governor Vladimir Vladimirov of Stavropol region reported five people were injured at the Nevinnomyssk warehouse complex on the city’s outskirts, all receiving outpatient treatment.
A separate strike on a Wildberries logistics hub in Krasnodar injured 10 people, three of them seriously, according to regional Governor Veniamin Kondratyev.
Footage verified by Reuters showed a large plume of smoke over the city, and witnesses reported hearing 20–30 explosions before air raid sirens sounded.
Follows Deadlier July 18 Strikes
The latest attacks follow strikes on July 18 targeting Wildberries warehouses in Kotovsk (Tambov region) and Elektrostal (Moscow region), which killed eight workers and injured 62 others.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said the operations were aimed at large-scale logistics infrastructure that Kyiv alleges was being used to move sanctioned parts for drone manufacturing and navigation systems into Russia’s military supply chain.
Kremlin Response
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov acknowledged on Tuesday that businesses were “suffering losses” from the strikes, but denied Ukrainian claims that Wildberries handles military supplies.
Ukraine’s Rationale
Serhii Kuzan, chairman of the Ukrainian Security and Cooperation Centre, told the BBC that Wildberries’ platform had reportedly been used by Russian volunteers to purchase military-related equipment, including walkie-talkies, body armor, and drone components.
According to Kuzan, the strikes are primarily intended to break down Russian supply chains and cut off the flow of dual-use items, sensitive electronics, and other sanctioned goods reaching Russian military forces.
Strategic Significance
The strikes on facilities central to Russia’s consumer economy mark an apparent expansion of Kyiv’s long-range drone strategy against Russia’s war effort. Wildberries, often called “Russia’s Amazon,” processes more than 20 million orders daily and hosts over one million sellers.
Damage estimates from the July 18 attacks alone range from 100 billion to 180 billion rubles (approximately $1.28 billion to $2.29 billion).
Wildberries logistics warehouse targeted in Ukrainian drone strike in Russia
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