In brief
On Monday, Ukrainian drone strikes targeted two Wildberries warehouses in the St Petersburg and Tver regions, while a third site just south of Moscow was also damaged. The attacks resulted in five deaths and at least ten injuries in the Moscow region, with damage reported to a warehouse, an electrical substation and an administration building. Wildberries confirmed its St Petersburg facility was hit, though the company remains silent on broader operational impacts. The Russian defence ministry claimed it intercepted 320 drones that night, while Russian forces suffered casualties on the Ukrainian front. The raids form part of a broader pattern of Ukraine targeting infrastructure linked to the Russian military and commercial supply chains.
Ukraine’s drone campaign continues to target key logistical nodes in Russia. Overnight, the country’s forces struck two Wildberries warehouses in the St Petersburg and Tver regions, while a third site just south of the Kremlin was also hit.
The 69‑kilometre‑long attack killed five people and left ten others injured, with officials reporting that a warehouse, an electrical substation and an administration building suffered damage. Local governor Andrei Vorobyov confirmed the site caught fire and that seven of the ten injured were in a moderate condition, one in a serious condition.
Wildberries, often dubbed Russia’s “Amazon”, confirmed that its St Petersburg depot was hit but declined to comment on broader operational effects. Ukrainian media say the site was linked to the company, which rosters its distribution network with intense logistics pumping goods into the Russian army, an assertion Moscow denies.
In the same night, the Russian defence ministry claimed it intercepted and destroyed 320 drones launched by Ukraine. Russian forces, meanwhile, reported several casualties on the Ukrainian front.
The strikes are part of a growing pattern of Ukraine targeting commercial infrastructure tied to the war effort, as well as civilian‐linked sites in the eastern and southern regions of Russia.
While the immediate casualties are grim, the extended disruption to Russia’s logistics chain underscores the strategic importance of such targets. Continued attacks on corporate supply chains may force Russia to rethink its reliance on private companies to move military supplies.
