GoKawiilUkrainian drones destroy Wildberries warehouse in Tambov region for second time
Ukrainian long-range drones set fire to a Wildberries warehouse in Russia's Tambov region on Wednesday, destroying it completely, according to local officials. This marks the second strike on the facility in five weeks, following a July 18 attack that killed seven people and began a broader Ukrainian campaign against the retailer's facilities nationwide. Separately, Ukraine's military said it struck a Lukoil refinery in Nizhny Novgorod region overnight, sparking a fire at the plant.
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Ukraine says Wildberries sells equipment and components used by Russia's military, making the retailer a legitimate target beyond its commercial role as Russia's largest online marketplace. The repeated strikes on both e-commerce infrastructure and oil refineries reflect Kyiv's strategy of pressuring the Russian economy and unsettling civilians far from the front, prompting Putin to authorize state seizure of critical infrastructure that owners fail to protect.
- Wildberries warehouse in Tambov region destroyed by drones for the second time in five weeks
- Ukraine also struck a Lukoil refinery in Nizhny Novgorod with major processing capacity
- Putin has decreed the state can seize infrastructure facilities left unprotected from drone attacks
Source: fastcompany.com, 2026-08-26
Published there as: “Ukraine extends its drone campaign, burning this Russian e-commerce warehouse to the ground”
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