Overview
- A sustained Ukrainian drone campaign that began on July 18 has hit multiple Wildberries logistics sites in Russia and media tallies attribute eight warehouse strikes in July totaling about 860,000 square metres.
- The largest single reported loss was a warehouse in Elektrostal near Moscow, where about 250,000 square metres burned and one employee was killed during the July 18 attack.
- Wildberries says it is redistributing stock across its network and pursuing additional capacity in Kazakhstan while also stating that some Kazakh logistics projects were planned before the strikes.
- Market sources say Wildberries is looking for roughly 100,000 square metres in Kazakhstan but that available space is scattered (about 130,000 square metres total) which complicates rapid relocation.
- Russian landlords and insurers are reportedly reluctant to take on Wildberries space because standard policies do not cover drone damage, raising the risk of longer-term logistics and financial strain for the company.