Ukraine-Krieg: Warum Kiews Drohnen ausgerechnet den russischen Online-Händler Wildberries treffen
Der größte Online-Händler Russlands, Wildberries, ist seit Wochen Ziel ukrainischer Drohnenangriffe. Der Krieg greift damit immer mehr auf die russische Konsumwirtschaft über.
Since two weeks, towering smoke clouds have been visible over warehouses and logistics centers in several Russian regions. From Krasnodar to Samara, Ukrainian drones have targeted one of the country's most important conglomerates. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy of Ukraine referred to the first attack on July 18th as a response to Russian attacks on Ukraine's civilian infrastructure.
Deliveries to the Wildberries group were also explained by Kyiv as supplying "sanctioned components for drone production and navigation equipment". Founded in 2004 by Tatiana Kim and her then-husband Wladislaw Bakaltschuk, the company was ranked as the richest family in Russia by Forbes in 2021. Many compare Wildberries to Amazon, eBay, or Temu.
The platform sells almost everything: electronics, food, sports equipment, even medications. Even a travel section "WB Travel" for flights and hotel bookings exists. This massive offering is operated through a network of warehouses, sorting and logistics centers, and numerous pick-up points across Russia. Exactly this infrastructure is now the target of Ukrainian drones.
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