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Ukrainian Drones Strike Major Wildberries Hubs in Russia’s Tula and Tatarstan

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A massive plume of black smoke rises over the Wildberries fulfillment center in Aleksin, Tula region, following an overnight drone strike. (Source: Supernova+ monitoring channel)
A massive plume of black smoke rises over the Wildberries fulfillment center in Aleksin, Tula region, following an overnight drone strike. (Source: Supernova+ monitoring channel)

Ukrainian drones launched an overnight attack against major Wildberries logistics centers in Russia’s Tula and Tatarstan regions, sparking fires and damaging local infrastructure, The Moscow Times reported on August 5.

In the Tula region, a drone strike hit an Aleksin fulfillment center—one of the marketplace’s largest distribution facilities—injuring one person and causing a localized fire, regional Governor Dmitry Milyaev stated.

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Wildberries confirmed the strike on its logistics hub, noting that staff had been evacuated before the impact. The overnight barrage also damaged two residential apartment buildings in the Venyovsky district and two industrial facilities in the Novomoskovsk and Uzlovsky districts, The Moscow Times detailed.

Simultaneously, drone activity was recorded in the Zelenodolsk district of Tatarstan, where falling debris triggered a fire at a civilian facility before being extinguished by emergency crews, district head Mikhail Afanasyev reported.

Ukrainian monitoring channel Supernova+ indicated that the strike targeted a local Wildberries facility that had previously been struck on July 31.

The overnight strikes mark the latest phase in a Ukrainian campaign against Wildberries' logistics architecture that began on July 18. The systemic attacks have impacted over 20 logistics hubs across Russia—including facilities in Krasnodar, Voronezh, Yekaterinburg, and St. Petersburg—destroying more than 1.5 million square meters of storage space, or roughly 27% of the company’s total warehouse capacity, independent outlet Verstka estimated in a report highlighted by The Moscow Times.

The campaign’s most significant disruption occurred in Moscow region, where a 250,000-square-meter hub in Elektrostal burned down completely.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy previously stated that the Wildberries network has been utilized to supply Russian forces with drone components, navigation equipment, and tactical gear.

The commercial platform’s military role prompted symbolic changes following earlier strikes, as Wildberries recently removed its main “Everything for the Special Military Operation " product tag while continuing to list body armor, drone components, and tactical gear under alternative categories.

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The phrase “Special Military Operation” is the official political euphemism used by the Russian government to describe its full-scale military invasion and ongoing war against Ukraine, which began on February 24, 2022.

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