Ukrainian drones struck Wildberries warehouses in Russia's Penza region and the republic of Udmurtia, the company said. In the Penza region, one person was injured and about 200 employees were evacuated after a fire broke out at the facility.
In Udmurtia, a logistics facility in the city of Sarapul was hit, and an evacuation was also carried out. Preliminary reports indicate no casualties, Wildberries said. The company stated that logistics chains have been reconfigured and that order pickup and delivery are being handled at other sites.
Penza region Governor Oleg Melnichenko confirmed the attack and said firefighters were working at the scene. He also reminded residents of the ban on filming drone strikes and their aftermath. The targeted warehouse is located in the village of Mastinovka and is a major distribution center serving the Volga Federal District, according to Astra.
Udmurtia's acting head, Olga Abramova, reported an attack on “one of the enterprises” in the republic. She said there were no casualties and that ambulances and emergency services were on site.
Ukrainian drones have been striking Wildberries warehouses since the second half of July. After the first attack, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky described them as a response to Russian strikes on civilian infrastructure. He said the company's logistics centers, particularly in the Tambov region and the Moscow suburbs, were used to supply sanctioned components for drone production and navigation equipment. Mykhailo Podolyak, an adviser to the head of the Ukrainian presidential office, said the strikes on Wildberries were “direct strikes on a huge number of people who are outside politics, simply earning money and seeing nothing.”
According to the Kommersant newspaper, the attacks have damaged more than 10% of the marketplace's logistics capacity, totaling over 550,000 square meters. The Moscow Times, citing Verstka, reported that with the latest strikes, more than 15% of all Wildberries warehouse space—860,000 square meters—has been taken out of service.
The largest loss was a warehouse in Elektrostal, near Moscow (250,000 square meters), where one employee died. The day before, on July 29, drones hit another approximately 170,000 square meters of warehouse space in Ryazan. Against this backdrop, Wildberries is searching for available warehouses, but owners are reluctant to sign new lease agreements due to the risk of drone attacks, Kommersant reported. Company owner Tatyana Kim has appealed to the government for support, including discussing tax breaks for payments to affected entrepreneurs, Reuters reported.