Ukrainian Drones Torch Wildberries Sites in Russia as $3.5 Billion Losses Deepen Pressure
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Updated · Kyiv Post · Aug 6
Ukrainian Drones Torch Wildberries Sites in Russia as $3.5 Billion Losses Deepen Pressure
3 articles · Updated · Kyiv Post · Aug 6
Summary
Wildberries refineries and logistics centers in Russia and occupied Crimea were again hit by Ukrainian drones in recent days, with fires breaking out as Russian missile attacks on Kyiv continued.
Kyiv-linked commentary cast the strikes as part of a war of attrition aimed at exhausting Russia’s economy and society, arguing attacks will continue until Russia stops its own.
Russian commentators said the damage compounds broader strains already visible in official data, with second-quarter and first-half declines, fuel shortages, rising debt and trade disruption in the Azov and Black seas.
Forbes Russia had already estimated losses from more than two weeks of near-daily attacks on Wildberries warehouses at 280 billion rubles, or about $3.5 billion.
With Russia’s September parliamentary elections approaching, critics say the attacks undercut Vladimir Putin’s long-standing promise of security and could sharpen pressure for ceasefire talks by autumn.