Attack Overview
Ukrainian drones targeted logistics hubs operated by Wildberries in the Moscow and Tambov regions, located approximately 300‑450 miles inside Russian territory, on 19 July 2026. The strikes killed at least eight people and injured dozens, with large fires forcing employee evacuations.
Company Impact
Wildberries, Russia’s largest online retailer handling millions of weekly deliveries, said its supply chains experienced minimal disruption and that customers continued to have access to its products. Founder Tatiana Kim described the incidents as “terrible events” for the company and Russia. The retailer announced compensation of two million rubles (about $25,000) to each family of the deceased and one million rubles to each injured person.
Statements from Officials
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky claimed the warehouses supported Russia’s military by distributing sanctioned components used in drones and navigation equipment. Wildberries did not comment on these allegations.
Russian Counter‑Strike
Hours after the warehouse attacks, Russia launched a barrage of roughly 50 ballistic missiles at Kyiv, constituting one of the largest missile attacks on the Ukrainian capital during the war. Ukrainian air defenses intercepted multiple missiles; nevertheless at least one person was killed, two were injured, and residential buildings, a supermarket, a warehouse, and dozens of vehicles were damaged. Several projectiles struck Kyiv’s Lukyanivka district, which houses military‑related industrial facilities, and damaged a metro station used as an air‑raid shelter.
Context
The strikes mark a shift in Ukraine’s campaign, which had recently focused on Russian refineries and other energy assets, aiming to disrupt military supply chains and highlight the domestic costs of the conflict. Wildberries was founded in 2004; its founder Tatiana Kim’s personal wealth is estimated by Forbes at over $8 billion.