Ukraine's long-range drones have a new war target: Russia's version of the Amazon warehouse
Ukraine has launched a series of long-range drone strikes against Wildberries, Russia's largest e-commerce marketplace, causing significant damage to warehouses. The campaign aims to pressure the Russian economy by targeting logistics infrastructure that may also support military supply chains.
Why it matters
The targeting of civilian-adjacent economic infrastructure marks an escalation in the economic warfare tactics employed by Ukraine against Russia.
Ukraine has been targeting e-commerce warehouses in major Russian cities, including Moscow and St. Petersburg. AFP via Getty Images Ukrainian long-range drones have been hitting warehouses belonging to a Russian e-commerce giant. About 10 such facilities have been hit in recent days, with at least 9 people killed. The target, Wildberries, is Russia's largest online marketplace, storing goods for hundreds of merchants. Ukrainian strike drones flying hundreds of miles into Russian territory have been hitting oil refineries, military sites — and now the country's biggest e-commerce warehouses. At least 10 facilities run by Russia's largest online retail firm, Wildberries, have been struck by long-range drones in the last two weeks. The fixed-wing drones have been hammering the retail giant's facilities in the Moscow region, St. Petersburg, annexed Crimea, and other regions since July 18, causing major fires and killing at least nine people.
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