Ukraine’s strikes on Russia’s Wildberries ‘aren’t about the front line’
Summary
Ukraine has carried out multiple drone strikes on warehouses and facilities of Wildberries, Russia’s largest online retailer. These attacks target locations far from the front lines and aim at disrupting Russia’s economy and logistics linked to the war effort.Key Facts
- Wildberries is Russia’s biggest online store, similar in size and popularity to Amazon.
- A recent drone strike hit a Wildberries warehouse in Yekaterinburg, over 2,000 km from Ukraine’s border.
- At least 12 Wildberries warehouses have been damaged or destroyed in about two dozen attacks since July.
- These attacks have killed 13 Wildberries employees and injured many others.
- Wildberries operates 40 large warehouses and around 200 smaller facilities totaling 5.2 million square meters.
- The company handles almost half of Russia’s online retail sales and generates about $79 billion annually.
- Ukraine says Wildberries sells items that support Russia’s military, including drone parts and protective gear.
- Wildberries and the Russian government deny supplying military goods to the army.
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