Ukraine Strikes 2 Major Logistics Hubs of Russia’s Largest Online Retailer

Ukrainian drones struck Wildberries logistics centers in Russia’s Krasnodar and Nevinnomyssk early on Wednesday, July 22, according to the marketplace’s founder, Tatyana Kim. Kim said employees had been evacuated before the strikes, but several people were still injured.JOIN US ON TELEGRAMFollow our coverage of the war on the @Kyivpost_official. “I wish you a speedy recovery, and we will definitely provide all the necessary assistance,” she wrote on Telegram. She also urged Wildberries partners to rely only on official information published through the seller portal. The Krasnodar Krai operational headquarters confirmed that three people were injured in the strike on the company’s warehouse in Krasnodar. Stavropol Krai Governor Vladimir Vladimirov said five employees were injured after drones hit the logistics complex in Nevinnomyssk. Overnight, drones also struck an oil depot in Armavir, where a fire spread across 800 square meters (8611 square feet), according to local authorities. More than 40 emergency responders were deployed to extinguish the blaze. In Krasnodar, debris from intercepted drones damaged two apartment buildings. Authorities said there were no casualties. According to The Moscow Times, the targeted facilities are among Wildberries’ largest logistics hubs. The 150,000-square-meter (37-acre) Krasnodar warehouse is the company’s fourth-largest distribution center, while the 120,000-square-meter (30-acre) Nevinnomyssk complex ranks sixth. Other Topics of Interest EU Agency Halts Venice Biennale Funding Over Russia’s Return Move follows a three-month legal review and comes after 20-plus countries urged Russia's exclusion from the exhibition. The Ukrainian monitoring channel Exilenova+ reported that following the attack on Wildberries’ Moscow logistics hub, goods worth more than 270 million rubles ($3.4 million) were destroyed. Ukraine has previously targeted Wildberries logistics centers in Elektrostal, near Moscow, and Kotovsk in Russia’s Tambov region. Those strikes reportedly disabled about 9% of the company’s logistics capacity. According to Sergei Semko, a leading analyst at Data Insight, fires at the two facilities – together valued at around 30 billion rubles – destroyed goods worth at least 150 billion rubles, with total losses potentially reaching 170–230 billion rubles. According to Sergei Semko, a leading analyst at Data Insight, fires at the two facilities – together valued at around 30 billion rubles ($382 million) – destroyed goods worth at least 150 billion rubles ($1.9 billion), with total losses potentially reaching 170-230 billion rubles ($2-3 billion). Kim previously said Wildberries was considering compensating sellers whose goods were destroyed. However, Forbes reported that such payouts could amount to the marketplace’s entire annual profit. Notably, on July 7, Wildberries introduced updated terms of service stating the company is no longer liable for losses caused by drone attacks, missile strikes, or other military-related incidents. Russia’s Defense Ministry claimed that between 8 p.m. Moscow time on July 21 and 8 a.m. on July 22, air defenses intercepted and destroyed 242 Ukrainian fixed-wing drones over multiple regions, including Krasnodar Krai, Stavropol Krai, occupied Crimea, and the waters of the Black and Azov Seas. Ukraine has not officially commented on the attacks. However, Unmanned Systems Forces (USF) Commander Robert “Madyar” Brovdi appeared to hint at Ukrainian involvement in a Telegram post. “The purple color of the ‘wild berry’ in version 3.0 in the swamps takes on a different feel,” he wrote, in an apparent reference to Wildberries. Kyiv Post is Ukraine’s first and oldest English news organization, reporting since 1995. Its international reach – 97% of readers are outside of Ukraine – make it truly Ukraine’s global voice.