Ukrainian forces carried out drone strikes on warehouses owned by Russian e-commerce giant Wildberries in the Moscow region last month [1, 2].
These attacks target the logistics and supply chains of one of Russia's most prominent commercial entities. By damaging the infrastructure of a company often called the "Russian Amazon," Ukraine aims to exert economic pressure and disrupt the systems that support Russian domestic stability and military logistics [1, 5].
Reports from July 2026 indicate that a drone strike ignited a fire and created a large plume of smoke at a Wildberries warehouse [1, 3]. The incident caused significant damage to both the facility's infrastructure, and its inventory [1, 3].
The campaign against the company has intensified recently. Three additional Wildberries warehouses were attacked overnight in a single wave of strikes [2]. Some reports indicate that nearly a dozen drone strikes have hit the company's warehouses in recent days [4].
The scale of the disruption is growing. Ukrainian drones have damaged approximately 10% of the total Wildberries warehouse network [6].
Ukraine said the attacks are retaliation and part of a broader campaign to damage Russia's economy and the logistics that support its military operations [1, 5]. The strikes in the Moscow region demonstrate Kyiv's ability to reach deep into Russian territory to hit non-military targets that have high economic visibility.
“Ukrainian drones have damaged about one‑tenth of Wildberries' warehouse network.”
The targeting of Wildberries represents a strategic shift toward 'economic warfare' by utilizing long-range drones to hit high-value commercial targets. By degrading the logistics capabilities of Russia's largest e-commerce platform, Ukraine is attempting to create internal economic friction and signal that no part of the Russian interior is immune to the conflict's reach.
