Ukraine’s pivot to warehouse strikes brings war closer to ordinary Russians
Ukraine has intensified its drone campaign by targeting Wildberries logistics warehouses across Russia. These strikes aim to disrupt the Russian economy and bring the reality of the war to ordinary citizens who have been largely insulated from the conflict.
Why it matters
This represents a strategic shift in Ukraine's military tactics, moving from targeting energy infrastructure to disrupting domestic retail and logistics networks.
The aftermath of a Ukrainian drone strike on a Wildberries warehouse in St Petersburg on Friday. Ukrainian drones have hit at least nine Wildberries warehouses on four of the past seven days. Photograph: AP The aftermath of a Ukrainian drone strike on a Wildberries warehouse in St Petersburg on Friday. Ukrainian drones have hit at least nine Wildberries warehouses on four of the past seven days. Photograph: AP Russia Ukraine’s pivot to warehouse strikes brings war closer to ordinary Russians Kyiv’s attacks on Wildberries, country’s answer to Amazon, destroy goods made, sold, and bought by everyday Russians
Prefer the Guardian on Google Standing in front of a vast warehouse engulfed in flames outside Moscow, Tatyana Mikhailova watched as her entire stock of 4,000 fur coats, bought months in advance for the winter season, burned.
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