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    Ukrainian drones hit more sites of Russian online retailer Wildberries

    BBC·5 min read·22 Jul 2026
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    Ukrainian drones hit more sites of Russian online retailer Wildberries

    Krasnodar's governor said the region was hit by a "massive attack last night", with drone debris also hitting the grounds of a company in Armavir and killing one employee. The city administration reported that an oil depot was struck, causing a fire.

    Drone fragments also hit two apartment buildings in Krasnodar and two homes in the village of Dinskaya, Kondratyev said. There were no injuries.

    Zelensky said Ukraine had struck an oil depot, as well as a tanker and four cargo ships of the Russian shadow fleet in the waters of the Sea of Azov and Black Sea.

    Russia has been operating a "shadow fleet" to evade international sanctions imposed on its oil exports after its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022.

    Getty Images A picture of a lorry with Wildberries written on the sideGetty Images

    The overnight strikes mark the second targeting of Wildberries' facilities in less than a week.

    Serhii Kuzan, chairman of the Ukrainian Security and Cooperation Centre, has previously told BBC that Wildberries' website had been used by Russian volunteers to buy military equipment.

    "The primary rationale for striking Wildberries' warehouses is to disrupt Russian logistics and the supply of dual-use goods, critical electronics, sanctioned goods and the like to the Russian army and Russian arms manufacturers," he said.

    "The collateral damage from such strikes could also have a serious impact on the Russian economy, as well as a psychological effect on Russian society and, likely, on continued support for the war."

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