Ukraine could use own ballistic missile against Russia within months, former defense minister says

Ukraine has successfully targeted seven of Russia's ten largest logistics hubs, operated by the country's biggest online retailer, according to the Institute for the Study of War (ISW). This includes two significant strikes on warehouses near Moscow over the past two days. As part of a campaign to weaken Russia's defense industry and supply lines, Ukrainian long-range drones have been attacking oil, freight, and factory sites critical to Moscow's war efforts.

On August 15-16, Ukrainian drones attacked Wildberries' largest warehouse, a 250,000-square-meter depot in Koledino Industrial Park, Podolsk, Moscow Oblast. The attack, reported by Ukraine's Defense Ministry, occurred about 420 kilometers from the border. Wildberries confirmed the fire and had to reorganize its supply chains. Moscow Oblast Governor Andrei Vorobyov also acknowledged the strike, and geolocated footage showed the depot ablaze.

Additionally, drones targeted a second warehouse in Domodedovo, roughly 430 kilometers from the border, where a fire was visible. The damage to Wildberries' warehouses has grown since early August, with at least 1.18 million square meters of storage destroyed, accounting for about a fifth of the company's capacity. These strikes continue to put pressure on both Russia's economy and its stretched air defenses, with no signs of the retailer's major depots becoming safer.