Russia, Wildberries
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Ukrainian drones have increasingly targeted warehouses belonging to Wildberries, which many Russians rely on as the country’s largest e-commerce business.
Ukraine has damaged 10% of the Russian e-commerce giant Wildberries' facilities. What would the same shock mean for Amazon in the US?
Before-and-after satellite images released by Vantor reveal the extent of the damage to Wildberries warehouses across Russia. Dubbed the "Russian Amazon," at least 20 facilities belonging to the country's largest online retailer have been targeted by a Ukrainian drone campaign since mid-July.
The company's turnover has already fallen by a quarter due to an exodus of sellers Ukrainian strikes on Wildberries' logistics hubs have inflicted such heavy losses on the company that rebuilding its network could cost as much as a quarter of Russia's annual budget deficit,
Fires broke out overnight in warehouse areas in Russia's Leningrad and Moscow oblasts following a drone attack. The affected areas include logistics centres used by Wildberries.
Russia launched hundreds of drones and missiles at Ukraine's capital, Kyiv, overnight. Four people were killed and dozens were injured in what was one of the most sustained attacks since Moscow's invasion.