Ukraine targets Russian online retailer Wildberries
ONP Summary
Ukrainian drone operations struck Wildberries warehouses in Elektrostal, Kotovsk, Krasnodar, and Nevinnomyssk across July 18-22, targeting Russia's largest online retailer. The combined strikes killed at least eight people, injured at least 80, inflicted 150+ billion rubles in seller losses, and represented deliberate targeting of Russia's economic infrastructure.
Progressive:Strategic economic pressure — Progressive outlets frame strikes as deliberate Ukrainian strategy to weaken Russia's commercial infrastructure and capacity to fund military operations.
Moderate:Civilian cost and legality — Moderate outlets emphasize casualties among warehouse workers and question whether striking retail facilities constitutes legitimate warfare.
Ukrainian long-range drones targeted large warehouses belonging to Wildberries, Russia’s equivalent of Amazon, which sells military equipment like body armor and drone parts, but mainly serves as a place for regular Russians to sell their goods.
President Zelenskyy said the warehouses are “involved in supplying the Russian army,” adding that Ukraine is “brining the war home – to Russia.” ...
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