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Drone Hits High-Rise Apartment Building in Yekaterinburg as Ukraine Targets Wildberries Hub

Local authorities said at least four people were injured during the drone barrage while several residential buildings were damaged.

3 Killed in Russia as Ukraine Sets Wildberries Warehouse and Oil Refinery Ablaze

Officials in the city of Kotovsk asked residents to avoid going outside over the next two days due to the risk of carbon monoxide poisoning.

Russian Government Proposes Tax Relief for Wildberries and Sellers After Drone Attacks

Finance Minister Anton Siluanov said the proposed measures include a deferral of taxes and insurance payments, as well as a freeze on tax audits.

Putin Orders Government to Help Rebuild Warehouses Destroyed in Ukrainian Attacks

The Russian president claimed that the damage caused by ongoing attacks on industrial and commercial sites has not been critical.

Ukrainian Drones Strike Moscow Region, Killing One

Moscow region governor said several sites belonging to Russia's largest online retailer Wildberries were also targeted in the attack.

Wildberries Sellers Report Payment Delays After Ukrainian Strikes Hit Warehouses – Vyorstka

Some sellers said the delays had left them without money to cover living expenses or invest in their businesses.

Ukrainian Drones Attack Wildberries Hub and Oil Refinery in Bashkortostan

Ukraine has struck more than two dozen Wildberries facilities in the last month.

Ad Spending on Wildberries Nosedives After Ukrainian Drone Attacks, Kommersant Reports

A source told Kommersant that many advertisers had either frozen their promotional budgets or sharply cut back across major retail categories.

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.

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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.

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