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· collected 2026-08-26 · by AFP; Reuters
Ukrainian drone attacks have killed at least three people and destroyed a warehouse belonging to Russian e-commerce giant Wildberries in the Tambov region. The warehouse fire burned over 100,000 square meters (1.1 million square feet) of space, equivalent to 14 football pitches. According to the article, Ukraine has been targeting Wildberries facilities since mid-July, allegedly because they have a role in Russia's military supply chain, which Moscow and the company deny. The attacks are part of an intensification of strikes on both sides of the front, resulting in growing civilian casualties.
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Ukrainian drones launched attacks on multiple targets in Russia, including a warehouse belonging to e-commerce company Wildberries, which was completely destroyed by fire. The blaze at the 100,000 square meter facility, equivalent to 14 football pitches, was reported by Tambov Governor Yevgeny Pervyshov. At least three people were killed in separate drone strikes, and one person was injured. The attacks targeted areas about 500 kilometers southeast of Moscow. In addition to the Wildberries warehouse, another industrial facility was damaged in a separate drone attack in the Nizhny Novgorod region.
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Separate Ukrainian drone strikes across Russia have killed at least three people, while another attack triggered a massive blaze at a warehouse belonging to Russian e-commerce giant Wildberries in the Tambov region.
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Tambov Governor Yevgeny Pervyshov said on Wednesday that the logistics centre was “completely destroyed by fire”.
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centre → say → fire
He said earlier that about 100,000 square metres (1.1 million square feet) of the facility were set ablaze, the equivalent of 14 football pitches.
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One person was injured in the strike, he wrote on the Telegram messaging app.
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He did not say if the fire had been extinguished.
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The overnight strike targeted the Wildberries logistics centre in Kotovsk, about 500 kilometres (310 miles) southeast of Moscow.
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Another industrial facility in the Nizhny Novgorod region was also damaged in a drone attack, according to the regional governor.
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In the Lipetsk region, a man and a 14-year-old were killed in a fire lit by a falling drone, while a woman was killed in a drone attack in the Belgorod region bordering Ukraine, the Reuters news agency quoted local authorities as saying on Telegram.
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Ukraine has been hitting Wildberries facilities since mid-July, and it has also targeted the retailer’s main rival, Ozon, in recent days.
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The two companies dominate one of the fastest-growing segments of the Russian economy, which is otherwise close to stagnation after four and a half years of Russia’s war on Ukraine.
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Ukraine has accused Wildberries of having a role in Russia’s military supply chain.
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Moscow and the company say its facilities are used for civilian purposes.
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Meanwhile, Russia’s Ministry of Defence said its air defence systems intercepted and destroyed 426 Ukrainian drones during the night, including over Russian-occupied parts of Ukraine.
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Both Moscow and Kyiv have repeatedly denied targeting civilians since Russia launched its full-scale invasion in February 2022.
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But strikes on both sides of the front have intensified in recent months, causing a growing number of civilian casualties.
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