Ukraine strikes Russia’s largest online marketplace with long-range drones
Ukrainian drones have attacked a major warehouse of Russia's biggest online retailer in the Ural Mountains, causing significant losses.
Ukrainian long-range drones hit a warehouse belonging to Russia's largest online retailer in the Ural Mountains, more than 2,000 kilometres from the border. The attack caused significant damage, with reported losses of up to 480 billion rubles' worth of goods. The warehouse belongs to the business empire of Russia's richest woman. Local officials and the company confirmed the strike took place on Friday.
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1News
Ukraine hits Russia's largest online marketplace to bring the war home
Pillars of smoke seen rising above Russia's biggest online retailer and its equivalent of Amazon after being struck by drones from Ukraine.
Stuff
Russian retail giant’s warehouse burns after Ukraine drone attack
Ukrainian long-range drones hit a warehouse of Russia’s biggest online retailer in the Ural Mountains, more than 2,000 kilometres from the two countries’ border, local officials and the company said Friday.
Stuff
Russia’s richest woman sees business empire torn apart by drone strikes
Russia’s richest woman has already survived a bitter divorce, a battle for control of her company and a deadly shootout. Now she’s facing a threat she has far less control over.
NZ Herald
She is Russia’s richest woman. Her business empire is going up in flames
NY Times: Wildberries has lost up to 480 billion rubles’ worth of goods in the attacks.