Drone strikes damage Wildberries warehouses, 15 injured

Ukrainian forces conducted a second wave of drone strikes against major logistics hubs of Russia's largest online retailer, Wildberries, early on July 22, 2026, igniting large fires and injuring at least 15 workers in southern Russia. The attacks on warehouses in Krasnodar and Nevinnomyssk mark an escalation in a campaign targeting the e-commerce giant, following strikes days earlier that killed eight employees and disrupted a central pillar of the Russian consumer economy.

According to regional authorities and company founder Tatyana Kim, the overnight strikes caused significant damage to the sprawling facilities. Krasnodar regional governor Veniamin Kondratyev reported 10 people were injured at a storage complex there, with three in serious condition. In Nevinnomyssk, located in the Stavropol region, five employees were wounded. Kim stated employees had been evacuated beforehand and that several were taken to hospital. Regional officials declared a local state of emergency, deploying helicopters and over 100 firefighters to combat the extensive blazes. Drone debris also damaged two apartment buildings in Krasnodar and two private homes in a nearby district, though no...