Overview
- Large drone attacks hit major Moscow‑area logistics hubs on Sunday, August 16, producing huge fires at the Koledino and Severnoye Domodedovo complexes and prompting Wildberries to confirm a new strike and reroute work to other facilities.
- Since mid‑July roughly 20 to 23 Wildberries sites have been struck, and analysts place direct company losses in the multi‑billion‑dollar range while market estimates value destroyed or damaged goods at up to about $5.7 billion.
- More than 400,000 third‑party sellers on the platform are reported affected, with some traders losing as much as 90 percent of their stock and facing unpaid debts on goods bought on credit.
- Ukraine’s military intelligence said it also carried out cyber operations on August 10–11 that disrupted Wildberries’ customer service and payments, adding a digital layer to the physical campaign.
- Russian authorities reported a mass drone wave that Moscow’s mayor said involved about 600 drones with roughly 201 shot down, aviation regulators briefly closed Moscow airports, and economists warn the hits could cause supply shortages, push prices higher and raise the risk of SME insolvencies.