Three months after Ukraine began striking warehouses belonging to Russian online shopping giants Wildberries and Ozon, workers and sellers describe the damage to their livelihoods
Ukrainian drone strikes targeting warehouses belonging to Russian online shopping giants Wildberries and Ozon have inflicted heavy damage on the country's e-commerce infrastructure. Three months after the campaign began, workers and independent sellers report severe threats to their livelihoods following facility destructions and a major fire at an Ozon logistics hub in the Samara region. The repeated attacks have exposed vulnerabilities in Russia's industrial defenses, prompting businesses to push for state risk-sharing and air defense tax breaks as operational costs mount.
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- ✓ Ukrainian drones struck an Ozon logistics hub in Russia's Samara region, triggering a major fire and forcing the evacuation of more than 500 workers.
- ✓ Wildberries founder Tatyana Kim faces mounting losses as Ukrainian attacks target warehouses belonging to Russia's biggest e-commerce empire.
- ✓ By the end of 2025, Ozon reported more than 65 million active buyers, nearly 5 million square metres of logistics infrastructure, and more than 83,000 partner pickup points.
- ✓ Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov stated that the financing of new air defense systems by businesses has not been discussed.
What changed
Ukrainian strikes have shifted focus toward major logistics infrastructure, resulting in direct facility damage and forcing industrial groups to demand state intervention for security costs.
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Ukraine Strikes Russian E-Commerce Warehouses as Workers Fear Livelihoods
Ukrainian drone strikes targeting warehouses belonging to Russian online shopping giants Wildberries and Ozon have inflicted heavy damage on the country's e-commerce infrastructure. Three months after the campaign began, workers and independent sellers report severe threats to their livelihoods following facility destructions and a major fire at an Ozon logistics hub in the Samara region. The repeated attacks have exposed vulnerabilities in Russia's industrial defenses, prompting businesses to push for state risk-sharing and air defense tax breaks as operational costs mount.
Why it matters
Wildberries and Ozon form the backbone of Russia's massive online retail sector, employing hundreds of thousands and providing critical logistics networks across the country and the Commonwealth of Independent States. The recent drone strikes complicate already strained relations between the retail giants and their workforce or third-party sellers. As attacks persist, the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs has asked the state to share financial risks, while the Kremlin denies discussions regarding business-funded air defense systems.
What is confirmed
- Ukrainian drones struck an Ozon logistics hub in Russia's Samara region, triggering a major fire and forcing the evacuation of more than 500 workers.
- Wildberries founder Tatyana Kim faces mounting losses as Ukrainian attacks target warehouses belonging to Russia's biggest e-commerce empire.
- By the end of 2025, Ozon reported more than 65 million active buyers, nearly 5 million square metres of logistics infrastructure, and more than 83,000 partner pickup points.
- Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov stated that the financing of new air defense systems by businesses has not been discussed.
Still unconfirmed
- Some people were reportedly injured during the Ozon logistics hub strike in the Samara region.
What to watch next
- Any official legislative action on tax breaks for Russian businesses investing in air defense.
- Further responses from the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs regarding state risk-sharing for UAV attacks.
- Additional Ukrainian drone strikes targeting Russian e-commerce data centers and logistics hubs.
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- www.wionews.com — Ukraine Drones Hit Russia's Ozon Logistics Hub ... - WION
- UNITED24 Media — Russia Admits Its Air Defenses Cannot Shield Vast Industrial Empire From Ukrainian Drone Strikes
- Meduza — Three months after Ukraine began striking warehouses belonging to Russian online shopping giants Wildberries and Ozon, workers and sellers describe the damage to their livelihoods
- www1.ru — UAV attacks proved too expensive for businesses: RUIE asks the state to share risks
- Bloomsbury Intelligence and Security Institute (BISI) — No Safety in Russian Skies and Firing Pistols at Drones: Russian Critical Infrastructure in 2026
- Военное дело — Russian Businesses Eye Air Defense Investment Tax Break
- www1.ru — Peskov: Financing of new air defense systems by businesses has not been discussed
- meduza.io — Three months after Ukraine began striking warehouses ... - Meduza
- abcnews.com — Ukraine's strikes on Russian data centers disrupt key services and derail AI research
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