Russian officials say drone strikes hit Wildberries warehouses in Krasnodar and Stavropol overnight, causing fires and injuring 15 people. Miratorg reported attacks on three plants in Bryansk, with one guard injured and one facility heavily damaged. For the first time Kyiv acknowledged the strikes, with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy accusing Wildberries of supplying components for Russian drones; Russia rejects the claim. The incidents are part of a broader 2026 campaign targeting economic and military infrastructure, while Russia launched missile and drone strikes across Ukraine the same night.
Drones Strike Wildberries Warehouses Again — 15 Injured as Kyiv Acknowledges Attacks
Drones hit Wildberries warehouses in Russia for second week running
Russian authorities say drones struck two Wildberries warehouse sites overnight in the Krasnodar and Stavropol regions, sparking fires and prompting emergency responses. Wildberries founder Tatyana Kim — described by Russian media as the country's wealthiest woman — said staff had been evacuated in advance but reported 15 people injured: 10 in Krasnodar and five in Nevinnomyssk. Several employees were taken to hospital while others received treatment at the scene.
Regional officials declared a local state of emergency and Russia's Ministry of Emergency Situations said helicopters were deployed to help extinguish the blazes. Wildberries said both affected sites suspended operations, that storage fees at the two locations would stop accruing from Wednesday, and that deliveries might be cancelled or rerouted. The company also set up a hotline for relatives and said families of any casualties would receive compensation.
Separately, meat producer Miratorg reported that three of its plants in the western Bryansk region were struck overnight; the company said a security guard was injured and one facility sustained significant damage.
Social media posts and messages circulating in trade-union chats alleged some workers had not been allowed to leave premises in time; those claims could not be independently verified, officials said.
This latest incident follows earlier strikes on Wildberries facilities in recent days; officials described it as at least the third attack on the retailer's logistics sites this month.
Kyiv's Statement and Kremlin Ties
For the first time Kyiv acknowledged the strikes. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy publicly accused Wildberries of supplying components used in Russian drone production, offering the clearest official Ukrainian explanation yet for why the retailer's logistics network has been targeted. Russia rejected Kyiv's claim.
“Wildberries has been helping supply the Russian military with parts for drones and other equipment,” President Zelenskyy said in his statement, according to Ukrainian officials.
Wildberries is Russia's largest e-commerce retailer, with an estimated annual turnover exceeding 2 trillion roubles and a logistics network that spans the country. Founder Tatyana Kim's links to the Kremlin have been under scrutiny since 2024, when she led a controversial merger between Wildberries and the outdoor advertising firm Russ Group — a deal reportedly endorsed by President Vladimir Putin. The merger later sparked a violent dispute with Kim's then-husband, Vladislav Bakalchuk, culminating in a shootout at the company's Moscow headquarters in September 2024 that left two security guards dead.
Wider Campaign and Same-Night Strikes
Western and Ukrainian observers say Kyiv's campaign in 2026 has increasingly targeted Russian economic infrastructure, including refineries, fuel depots, ammunition storage and commercial logistics hubs — in some cases striking targets more than 1,000 kilometres from the front line. Ukrainian long-range drones have been central to those operations, which Kyiv says aim to impose economic costs on Moscow and disrupt channels that sustain its war effort since the full-scale invasion in 2022.
Russian forces, meanwhile, carried out missile and drone strikes on Ukrainian territory the same night. Reported hits included an industrial site in Kryvyi Rih, workshops at a plant in Zaporizhzhia, shipbuilding facilities in Mykolaiv, a fuel depot in Ternopil and a logistics hub in the Lviv region. Facilities linked to drone repairs and ammunition storage were also reported struck in the Poltava and Cherkasy regions, and debris from downed drones fell in residential areas of Kyiv, Kharkiv and Dnipropetrovsk regions, causing localized damage to utilities.
Many details remain subject to verification amid competing official claims. Independent confirmation of who carried out the strikes on Wildberries and Miratorg sites is limited; both Kyiv and Moscow continue to present differing narratives about targets and motives.
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