“Ukraine Drone Strike Sets Wildberries Warehouse Ablaze Near St. Petersburg, Injures Three”

“Ukraine Drone Strike Sets Wildberries Warehouse Ablaze Near St. Petersburg, Injures Three”

A Ukrainian drone attack has struck a logistics facility belonging to Russia’s leading online retailer, Wild berries, in the Leningrad region near St. Petersburg, triggering a fire and injuring three people, according to regional authorities.

Leningrad Region Governor Alexander Drozdenko said the warehouse was hit during the attack on Friday, July 24, 2026. Wild berries said operations at two logistics sites in the region had been suspended, while workers at one of its facilities in Crimea were evacuated as a precaution. Reuters footage showed large plumes of black smoke rising from the area.

The incident marks another strike against Wild berries’ logistics network in less than a week. According to Reuters, five of the company’s warehouses representing roughly 10 percent of its logistics capacity have been attacked since July 18. The latest strike follows earlier incidents involving facilities in other parts of Russia, including attacks that caused deaths, injuries and significant disruption to warehouse operations.

Kyiv has argued that Wild berries forms part of infrastructure supporting Russia’s war effort, while Moscow has rejected claims that the retailer handles military supplies. The repeated attacks have nevertheless raised concerns about the vulnerability of Russia’s civilian logistics and e-commerce infrastructure as Ukraine expands its long-range drone campaign deep inside Russian territory.

Wild berries, frequently compared with Amazon because of its dominant position in Russia’s online retail market, plays a major role in the country’s consumer economy. Reuters reported that Wild berries and rival Ozon, together with smaller competitors, account for economic activity equivalent to about 8.5 percent of Russia’s GDP and support employment for approximately four million people.