Overview
- Over the night of July 18–19 Ukrainian kamikaze drones struck Wildberries warehouses in Tambov and the Moscow region, killing several workers and injuring dozens, local governors reported.
- Russia's defence ministry said its forces shot down hundreds of attacking drones that night across many regions and over the Black and Azov seas, while regional officials confirmed fires and damage at the warehouse sites.
- The strikes also damaged industrial and maritime targets, with OSINT and local statements reporting fires at oil depots in Stavropol Krai and damage to two tankers at the KTK terminal near Novorossiysk.
- Ukrainian officials publicly framed the raids as strikes on military logistics and alleged storage of drone components at commercial sites, though Ukrainian forces have not published a full operational confirmation specific to Wildberries.
- Russian authorities have opened terrorism investigations, Wildberries sellers face commercial fallout from lost stock, and analysts warn the attacks and Moscow's responses risk further cross‑border escalation.