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One Killed in Ukrainian Attack on Wildberries Logistics Center in Voronezh

The online retailer said it evacuated employees from the facility after a fire broke out during the overnight drone strikes.

Russian Central Bank Urges Lenders to Support Businesses Impacted by Wildberries Warehouse Attacks

A senior executive at Sberbank said the state-backed lender has already received around 2,000 applications for loan restructuring from business owners...

Ukrainian Attack Sparks Fire at Wildberries Facility in Yekaterinburg

The online retailer said it evacuated its employees from the logistics center, while most of the inventory remained undamaged.

opinion An Anonymous Writer in Russia

Ukraine Can’t Bomb Russians Into Opposing Putin

History shows that countries under attack are more likely to be galvanized than demoralized. That appears to be happening in Russia today.

Can ‘Russia’s Amazon’ Survive Ukraine’s Drone Campaign?

Russia’s online retail sector has thrived since the invasion of Ukraine. The attacks on Wildberries now threaten to disrupt that growth.

Ukrainian Drone Barrage Sets Wildberries Sortation Center in Tula Region Ablaze

The latest attack comes as Russian strikes near Kyiv killed at least 14 people and injured more than two dozen others overnight.

At Least 5 Killed in Ukraine’s Latest Drone Attacks Against Wildberries

Moscow region authorities said another 10 people were injured in an overnight strike on a warehouse in the city of Chekov.

At Least 11 Killed in Ukrainian Attacks in Southern Russia and Annexed Crimea

In the central Vladimir region, drone strikes set a Wildberries warehouse ablaze, the latest attack in Ukraine’s campaign against the company.

Ukrainian Drones Kill 8 in Russia and Strike Wildberries Warehouse

Russia's Defense Ministry said it had downed 635 Ukrainian drones overnight.

Ukraine Ramps Up Campaign Against Wildberries, Striking Warehouses in Penza and Udmurtia

The attacks come after Russian strikes in Ukraine killed at least eight people overnight and Poland scrambled fighter jets.

Wildberries Eyes State Support, Seeks Warehouses in Kazakhstan Amid Ukrainian Drone Strikes

The Russian government is exploring ways to support Wildberries and businesses that sell on its platform following the attacks, Reuters reported.

Wildberries Freezes Loan Repayments for Merchants After Drone Strikes

The three-month payment pause will apply automatically through the company’s in-house financial services through the end of October.

At Least 6 Dead After Ukrainian Drones Hit Wildberries Warehouses and Industrial Facility

The online retailer said its logistics centers in St. Petersburg and the Leningrad region, as well as in annexed Crimea, were hit overnight.

Yandex Market Limits Liability for Drone Attacks After Wildberries Strikes

The changes make Yandex Market the latest major Russian marketplace to shift more of the financial risk from wartime disruptions onto merchants.

Ukrainian Drones Strike Wildberries Logistics Hubs in Southern Russia

The founder of the online retailer said overnight attacks hit two distribution centers in the Krasnodar and Stavropol regions.

What We Know About the Aftermath of Ukraine’s Wildberries Drone Strikes

The strikes, one of the costliest attacks on Russia’s commercial infrastructure since the start of the war, hit small businesses especially hard.

Ukrainian Drone Attacks Kill 7 Warehouse Workers in Russia

A wave of Ukrainian drones struck two warehouses belonging to the online retailer Wildberries, as well as an oil refinery in the Moscow region.

Wildberries Stops Compensating Sellers for Products Damaged in Airstrikes

Starting Tuesday, July 7, Wildberries will not be required to compensate sellers under force majeure circumstances resulting from artillery, drone and...

Wildberries and VTB Bank Announce Strategic Partnership

VTB said it will acquire an initial 5% stake in RWB’s digital financial services provider, WB Bank, with an option to increase its stake over time.

Wildberries & Russ Buys 3 Ride-Hailing and Delivery Companies in Direct Challenge to Yandex

The online retailer acquired Citymobil, Taksovichkof and Gruzovichkof at a total estimated cost of $37-100 million.

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