Overview
- The campaign, which began in mid‑July, has struck Wildberries logistics centers and several oil and pump facilities across central and southern Russia, producing large fires and reported deaths and injuries.
- Independent and Russian media analyses place the damage at roughly 7–10 percent of Wildberries’ total warehouse capacity, forcing the company to suspend operations at hit sites and start damage assessments.
- Wildberries’ founder Tatjana Kim confirmed the attacks, announced compensation and relief steps for victims and sellers, and said affected warehouses were evacuated and temporarily closed.
- Kyiv defends the strikes as attacks on dual‑use and sanctioned goods—naming drone components and navigation equipment—while the Kremlin and the Russian Investigative Committee label the raids terror and have opened criminal probes.
- Analysts say the strikes mark a shift to pressing Russia’s economy and supply chains directly, increasing reciprocal attacks on Ukrainian cities and raising political pressure inside Russia ahead of elections.