Ukrainian Strikes Target 60% of Wildberries’ Warehouse Capacity

Ukrainian forces have struck logistics facilities belonging to Russia’s largest online retailer, Wildberries, totaling more than 1 million square meters (247 acres) over the past two weeks, Russian outlet Agentstvo reported on Friday, July 31.The strike on a Wildberries warehouse in Volgograd on July 31, which caused a large fire, was at least the 18th attack in two weeks, according to the outlet’s analysis.JOIN US ON TELEGRAMFollow our coverage of the war on the @Kyivpost_official.38% of major warehouse space damagedAgentstvo analyzed publicly available information on Wildberries’ largest warehouses that exceed 15,000 square meters (161,459 square feet) each. The company operates 26 such facilities with a combined area of 2.7 million square meters (667 acres), more than half of its total logistics space of 5.2 million square meters (1,285 acres).Ten of the 26 largest warehouses have been damaged:Elektrostal, Moscow region – 250,000 square meters (61 acres). Attacked on July 18, completely destroyed by fire.Novaya Usman, Voronezh region – 156,000 square meters (39 acres). Attacked on July 23, caught fire but resumed operations the same day.Kotovsk, Tambov region – 108,000 square meters (27 acres). Attacked on July 18, caught fire. Resumed limited operations July 23.Shushary, St. Petersburg – 106,000 square meters (26 acres). Attacked on July 24. At least one warehouse on the site completely destroyed.Krasnodar – 100,000 square meters (25 acres). Attacked on July 22, severely damaged by fire. Still not operational.Nevinnomyssk, Stavropol region – 94,000 square meters (23 acres). Attacked on July 22, caught fire, severely damaged. Not operational.Mastinovka, Penza region – 90,000 square meters (22 acres). Attacked on July 30. Warehouse stopped operations.Sarapul, Udmurtia – 53,000 square meters (13 acres). Attacked on July 30. Caught fire.Volgograd – 48,000 square meters (12 acres). Attacked on July 31, large fire.Utkina Zavod, Leningrad region – 18,000 square meters (4 acres). Attacked July 24. Likely completely destroyed. Other Topics of Interest Patriot Shortages Let 3 Out of 4 Russian Ballistic Missiles Slip Through in July July also saw a record 377 Russian missiles launched against Ukraine – with only around half of them intercepted overall. The total area of these damaged warehouses is around 1 million square meters (247 acres), or 38% of Wildberries’ 26 largest facilities.Three more warehouses targeted but operationalThree additional warehouses with a combined area of 557,000 square meters (138 acres) were likely targeted but continued operations:Koledino, Moscow region – 250,000 square meters (62 acres). Attacked twice (July 20 and 28) but continued working.Yekaterinburg – around 158,000 square meters (39 acres). Attacked on July 25. Drone hit a parking lot; warehouse undamaged.Zelenodolsk, Tatarstan – 150,000 square meters (37 acres). Attacked on July 23 and 31. Continues operations.13 major warehouses not yet attackedThirteen warehouses with a combined area of nearly 1.1 million square meters (272 acres) have not been attacked. Most are located in the European part of Russia, accounting for 36% of major warehouse space.Only two logistics centers are located beyond the Urals – in the Kemerovo region and Primorsky Krai – accounting for just 4% of major warehouse capacity.Nearly all major warehouses within rangeAgentstvo concluded that almost all of Wildberries’ largest warehouses are within reach of Ukrainian forces. Logistics centers accounting for 60% of the company’s major warehouse space have already been targeted or damaged.In St. Petersburg and the surrounding Leningrad region, 45% of major warehouse space has been struck. In regions west of the Urals, 64% of large warehouses have been targeted, and 44% have been hit.The actual damage may be higher, as the analysis did not include attacked warehouses in Simferopol and Ryazan, for which data is not publicly available. 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.