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Ukraine Knocks Out 8 of Wildberries’ 10 Major Warehouses, Wiping Out 81% of Combined Space
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Ukrainian strikes have disabled eight of Wildberries’ 10 largest logistics centers in Russia since mid-July, affecting more than 81% of their combined warehouse space, Russian outlet Agentstvo reported.
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The latest strike took place overnight on August 26, when Ukrainian forces targeted a Wildberries logistics center in Russia’s Tambov region. The facility suspended operations following the attack.
According to reports from local authorities cited by Agentstvo, the complex was either completely or almost completely destroyed by fire. The Tambov facility became the eighth of the marketplace’s 10 largest logistics centers to be knocked out of operation by strikes since mid-July.
Seven other major Wildberries warehouses had previously suspended operations following Ukrainian attacks.
The company’s facilities in Elektrostal and Koledino in the Moscow region, each covering approximately 250,000 square meters, were among those affected. The Elektrostal warehouse was completely destroyed by fire following a July 18 attack, while the Koledino facility ceased operations after strikes and a subsequent fire on August 16.
A 156,000-square-meter logistics center in Novaya Usman, Voronezh region, has been out of operation since an August 11 attack, while a 154,000-square-meter warehouse in Krasny Bor, Leningrad region, suspended operations following an August 4 strike.
Wildberries facilities in Aleksin, Tula region, covering 150,000 square meters; Novosemeykino, Samara region, at 128,000 square meters; and the Sobinsky district of Vladimir region, at 119,000 square meters, have also remained out of operation following attacks on August 5, August 2, and August 3, respectively.
Two other major Wildberries warehouses—in Yekaterinburg, covering 157,000 square meters, and in Tatarstan, covering 150,000 square meters—have also been targeted but continue to operate.
Overall, more than 1.3 million square meters of the roughly 1.6 million square meters of warehouse space across Wildberries’ 10 largest logistics centers have reportedly been taken out of operation, representing more than 81% of their combined area.
The disruption has also resulted in substantial financial losses. By mid-August, damage to Wildberries’ logistics infrastructure was estimated at between 147 billion and 223 billion rubles ($1.75–$2.66 billion), according to Data Insight analyst Sergey Semko. Including cleanup and reconstruction costs, the figure could rise to 278 billion rubles ($3.32 billion).
Losses from merchandise belonging to Wildberries sellers have been estimated at between 445 billion and 700 billion rubles ($5.31–$8.35 billion), potentially pushing the overall financial impact to nearly 1 trillion rubles ($11.9 billion).
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