Drones first strike grocery distribution center owned by Russia's richest billionaire
Ukrainian drones attacked a distribution center belonging to Lenta — one of Russia's largest supermarket chains, controlled by Severgroup, owned by Russian billionaire Alexey Mordashov — for the first time, The Moscow Times wrote on Aug. 4.
On August 4, Ukrainian drones targeted a grocery distribution center owned by Russia's wealthiest individual, Alexey Mordashov. The attack occurred at a Lenta hub in Leningrad Oblast, marking the first time this facility had been hit by Ukrainian drones. A UAV crash resulted in a fire at the facility, which took four hours to put out. One employee sustained burn injuries during the incident. In response, the distribution center temporarily halted the intake of goods from suppliers.
Mordashov, with a net worth of $37 billion according to Forbes' 2026 ranking, is the majority shareholder of Severgroup, a Russian billionaire conglomerate. Severstal, one of Russia's largest steelmakers, had experienced financial difficulties in early 2026, even flirting with net losses. In June 2021, Ukraine had imposed personal sanctions on Mordashov, with additional sanctions from the European Union, the United Kingdom, the United States, and other allied nations.
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