Two more Wildberries warehouses burn in Russian regions after Ukrainian drone attacks

Ukrainian drones struck Wildberries marketplace warehouses in the Penza region and the Udmurt Republic overnight on July 30, the company said.The strikes set fire to the company’s logistics centers in the village of Mastinovka, near Penza, and in Sarapul.Wildberries said it evacuated employees from the warehouses after an air raid alert sounded. One person was injured in the strike near Penza, while preliminary reports indicate no casualties in the Sarapul attack.Russian air defenses shot down 258 Ukrainian drones overnight on July 30 over Russian regions, occupied Crimea, and the Azov and Black seas, the Defense Ministry reported.Ukraine has struck 13 Wildberries warehouses since mid-July, targeting Russia’s largest marketplace. Kyiv says the warehouses store drone components and dual-use goods.At Meduza, we are committed to transparency about our use of artificial intelligence in the newsroom. The story you’re reading was written by one of our living, breathing journalists and translated from Russian using an AI model configured to follow our strict editorial standards. This translation process is the result of extensive testing and refinements to ensure our English-language coverage is timely and accurate. A Meduza editor reviews every draft before publication.If you find any errors in this translation, please contact us at [email protected].To read Meduza’s exclusive content in English, please subscribe to our newsletter.