Ukrainian drone strikes on Russian warehouses kill eight, officials say
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According to Russian officials, eight people were killed and 62 injured after Ukrainian drones struck two warehouses belonging to Russia’s largest online retailer, Wildberries. Seven deaths and 25 injuries occurred at a warehouse in Tambov, roughly 295 miles southeast of Moscow, while one death and 37 injuries occurred at another Wildberries warehouse in Elektrostal in the Moscow region. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said the attacks struck “major logistics facilities” used to “supply sanctioned components for drone production and navigation equipment,” and that Ukraine also struck targets in the Sea of Azov, the Black Sea, and Russian-annexed Crimea. Zelensky said the operations were in response to “Russian strikes on our civilian infrastructure and on our cities and communities,” noting that 14 people were killed in Russian attacks across Ukraine overnight into Wednesday. The BBC reports this is a single-source story, and the facts presented come solely from the provided article.
What’s reported
Eight people killed and 62 injured after Ukrainian drones struck two Wildberries warehouses, per Russian officials.
Seven deaths and 25 injuries occurred in Tambov; one death and 37 injuries occurred in Elektrostal.
Ukrainian President Zelensky said the attacks targeted “major logistics facilities” used for “supplying sanctioned components for drone production and navigation equipment.”
Zelensky said Ukraine also struck targets in the Sea of Azov, the Black Sea, and Russian-annexed Crimea.
Zelensky said the operations were in response to “Russian strikes on our civilian infrastructure and on our cities and communities.”
Overnight into Wednesday, 14 people were killed in Russian attacks across Ukraine.
Wildberries is often described as the Russian equivalent of Amazon; the merged RWB group was valued at about $12.6bn by Forbes Russia in 2026.
Serhii Kuzan, chairman of the Ukrainian Security and Cooperation Centre, told the BBC that Wildberries was a “vital component” of Russian logistics and that its website had been used to purchase military equipment.
Tambov governor Evgeniy Pervyshov wrote on Telegram that 28 drones were shot down on approach and that 25 people were injured, seven in serious condition.
Moscow region governor Andrei Vorobyov said eight of those injured in Elektrostal were in “serious condition” and that 48 drones were shot down in the region overnight.
Vorobyov said a Russian oil depot was also struck by a falling drone, which he described as the incident with “the most serious consequences.”
Zelensky separately confirmed Ukraine struck “an oil facility.”
Ukraine has recently intensified long-range drone attacks on Russia’s critical energy infrastructure, causing widespread fuel shortages.
Earlier in July, Kyiv said nearly 43% of Russia’s oil refining capacity had been “disabled”; the BBC has not independently verified this figure.
Russian President Vladimir Putin made a rare admission in June that fuel shortages had been caused by Ukrainian attacks and signed a law in early July to boost domestic fuel supplies.
Key figures
Volodymyr Zelensky, Ukrainian President
Serhii Kuzan, chairman of the Ukrainian Security and Cooperation Centre
Evgeniy Pervyshov, governor of the Tambov region
Andrei Vorobyov, governor of the Moscow region
Tatyana Kim, CEO of Wildberries
Vladimir Putin, Russian President
Sources: BBC News
