Ukraine’s Drones Send Wildberries Shopping for Warehouses in Kazakhstan

Russia’s largest online marketplace, Wildberries, has begun searching for warehouse space in Kazakhstan following a series of Ukrainian drone strikes on its logistics centers across Russia.

The move is intended to protect part of the company’s logistics network from future drone attacks, according to Kommersant on July 29, citing four sources in the commercial real estate sector. The report comes after multiple Wildberries facilities in Russia were targeted in recent weeks, including another logistics center in Russia’s Ryazan region on July 29.

According to Kommersant, Wildberries is looking for approximately 100,000 square meters of warehouse space in Kazakhstan. One source told the newspaper the company is prepared to lease all available logistics facilities on the local market in an effort to relocate part of its operations beyond the reach of Ukrainian long-range strikes.

However, securing that amount of space may prove difficult. Kommersant, citing data from real estate consultancy NF Group, reported that Kazakhstan had approximately 1.9 million square meters of modern logistics facilities at the end of 2025, with a vacancy rate of just 5.8%.

Stanislav Akhmedzyanov, managing partner of IBC Global, told Kommersant that no single warehouse complex in Kazakhstan currently offers 100,000 square meters of available space. As of late June 2026, around 130,000 square meters remained vacant nationwide, spread across multiple cities.

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The average warehouse rental rate stood at about $130 per square meter annually, broadly comparable to rates in Moscow and the surrounding region, where annual rents average around $133 per square meter, according to NF Group, as cited by Kommersant.

The newspaper also reported that Wildberries is exploring options to expand its logistics infrastructure inside Russia. However, several owners of vacant warehouse facilities are reportedly reluctant to sign new lease agreements with the company because of concerns over potential drone attacks.

Wildberries had previously stated standard warehouse insurance policies do not cover damage caused by drone strikes.

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In a statement cited by Kommersant, Wildberries said it continues to develop logistics infrastructure across the countries where it operates. The company pointed to an ongoing project to build a logistics center exceeding 100,000 square meters in Almaty and another facility of more than 160,000 square meters in Astana.

Since mid-July, Ukrainian forces have carried out a series of long-range drone strikes against Wildberries logistics centers across Russia, including facilities in the Moscow, Tambov, Ryazan, Leningrad, and Sverdlovsk regions, as well as in the Krasnodar and Stavropol territories.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy previously said the strikes were a response to Russia’s continued attacks on Ukrainian civilian infrastructure, stating that the targeted logistics hubs were involved in supplying sanctioned components used in the production of drones and navigation equipment.

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