Ukrainian drone strikes hit Wildberries warehouses and Kirov industrial site, killing at least six

Ukrainian drones hit several Wildberries warehouses in the St. Petersburg and Leningrad regions, as well as a facility in annexed Crimea, marking the third strike on the retailer in less than a week. Fires broke out at the logistics hub in the Shushary district and the Utkina Zavod storage complex, both visible from satellite imagery. Wildberries said operations at two logistics sites were halted and staff at the Crimea warehouse were evacuated, while co-founder Tatyana Kim said no employees were injured but parts of the warehouses were saved.

Leningrad region Governor Alexander Drozdenko reported on Telegram that three people were hurt in the attack on the region’s facilities.

"The operation against Russian logistics, which supplies the occupying army with drone components, navigation equipment and military gear, remains underway," Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky wrote on X, confirming strikes on both the Wildberries sites and the Kirov industrial enterprise.

Local authorities in the Kirov region said the attack on an industrial enterprise killed six people and injured more than two dozen others. The incident follows earlier attacks on five Wildberries warehouses, which together accounted for about 10% of the company's logistics capacity.

Wildberries and rival Ozon together handle goods and services equivalent to roughly 8.5% of Russia’s gross domestic product and employ over four million workers, representing more than 5% of the national workforce.