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Ukrainian Drones Strike Ryazan Refinery and Wildberries Warehouse

The attacks raise new questions about the safety of Russia’s rear logistics and have pushed Wildberries to seek large warehouse space in Kazakhstan to protect inventory.

Overview

  • Russian authorities said drone debris from strikes on July 29 caused fires at a Ryazan oil refinery and damaged a Wildberries sorting complex, with six people hospitalized and no immediate threat to their lives.
  • Wildberries has begun seeking about 100,000 square meters of warehouse capacity in Kazakhstan while saying logistics projects in Almaty and Astana were already under construction.
  • Insurance brokers and Russian warehouse owners are reported to be reluctant to host Wildberries because standard policies often do not cover damage from drones or military strikes, complicating rapid relocation.
  • Ukrainian and Ukrainian presidential statements allege some Wildberries sites were used to move sanction‑restricted drone components, and the company removed a prominent military‑goods tag even as related items remain for sale in other categories.
  • The Russian Defence Ministry reported hundreds of Ukrainian UAVs shot down over many regions, a claim officials cite to show broad air-defence activity even as attacks and falling debris continue to cause local damage.