Ukraine Drone Strike Knocks Out Wildberries Tula Hub, Leaving 8 of 15 Biggest Centers Offline
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Updated · The Daily Beast · Aug 5
Ukraine Drone Strike Knocks Out Wildberries Tula Hub, Leaving 8 of 15 Biggest Centers Offline
3 articles · Updated · The Daily Beast · Aug 5
Summary
A Wildberries logistics hub in Russia’s Tula region was put out of action overnight after a Ukrainian drone strike, with at least one person injured, regional governor Dmitry Milyayev said.
The hit was the first on a Wildberries facility in Tula and leaves 8 of the retailer’s 15 biggest logistics centers offline after nearly two dozen strikes on its warehouses since last month.
Wildberries said staff were evacuated before the attack and shipments from one of its largest Russian hubs would be redirected to other locations.
Ukraine says the campaign is meant to hurt Russia’s economy and alleges Wildberries warehouses help supply munitions, part of a broader drone strategy Zelensky has called “long-range sanctions.”
The strike came as Russia launched ballistic missiles at Kyiv, killing at least 17 people and injuring about 45, with Moscow and Kyiv disputing whether the targets were military or civilian.