A series of Ukrainian long-range drone strikes has damaged at least 10 logistics centers belonging to Wildberries, Russia's largest e-commerce platform.
The attacks destroyed more than 9 percent of the company's total warehouse space over a two-week period.
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Strikes Target Major Distribution Hubs
The strikes culminated in overnight attacks on July 30 that hit major distribution hubs in Penza Oblast and Sarapul in Udmurtia.
Regional authorities evacuated 200 workers from the Penza facility, a 90,000-square-meter hub serving the Volga Federal District, following severe structural damage and fires.
Ukrainian officials targeted the platform because independent merchants use it to distribute dual-use military supplies, drone parts, tactical gear, and body armor.
Wildberries previously hosted a dedicated online category titled 'Everything for the Northern Military District' featuring over 200,000 military-related items before removing the explicit section tag.
Financial Fallout Spreads
Financial fallout from the campaign is spreading across Russia's retail and banking sectors.
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Estimates indicate two drone strikes on July 21 alone destroyed at least $1.87 billion in merchant inventory.
This prompted Sberbank to announce that nearly 300 corporate borrowers requested loan deferrals or restructured repayment terms.
In response to mounting destruction, Wildberries revised its compensation policies on July 7 to classify missile and drone strikes as force majeure events.
This relieves the corporation from liability for destroyed vendor stock while offering discretionary payouts to select affected businesses.
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Wildberries confirmed that operational logistics chains were rerouted to alternative facilities in nearby regions to maintain order processing and package dispatching.
