Ukraine Drone Strikes Destroy Russia's 'Amazon' Warehouse Again — Second Hit in a Month Kills 2, Injures 2
Ukrainian long-range drones destroyed a major Wildberries warehouse in Russia's Tambov region for the second time in a month, sparking a massive fire that completely leveled the facility and killed two people in a separate drone strike on a nearby home [227725].
Ukraine's expanding drone campaign is systematically targeting Russian commercial logistics hubs, online retail depots, and energy infrastructure deep inside Russian territory, aiming to disrupt supply chains and unsettle civilians far from the front lines [227725][225020].
Wildberries, Russia's largest online retailer often compared to Amazon, confirmed the attack and fire, saying the facility was evacuated [227725]. Tambov Governor Yevgeny Pervyshov reported two injuries: a 19-year-old man with a concussion and a 49-year-old woman with a broken finger [227725]. In a separate incident in the Lipetsk region, two people died after a drone hit a house and set it ablaze, according to Governor Igor Artamonov [227725].
The same depot was previously struck on July 18, killing seven people, marking the start of an aerial campaign that has repeatedly targeted Wildberries facilities across Russia [227725]. Kyiv officials say Wildberries sells gear and technical components used by Russia's military, and the strikes also serve Ukraine's war goals by hurting the economy and unsettling Russians far from the front line [227725].
The overnight operation also included strikes on three other storage hubs in Dagestan, Stavropol Krai, and Adygea, hitting key distribution points in a single coordinated attack [227076]. The largest of those targeted sites, located in the North Caucasus, serves customers across the entire region [227076].
Ukraine's military also confirmed it struck the Lukoil-operated Perm refinery in a long-range drone attack overnight, hitting a site more than 1,500 kilometers from Ukraine's northern border [225020]. The General Staff said the same wave of drones also targeted a military airfield in Volgograd Oblast [225020].
The Russian Defense Ministry said its forces shot down 426 Ukrainian drones overnight over 15 regions and annexed Crimea [227725]. Ukraine has been firing hundreds of drones at Russia almost nightly to overwhelm air defenses [227725].