Putin Orders Government to Help Rebuild Warehouse Destroyed in Ukrainian Attacks
The Russian president claimed that the damage caused by ongoing attacks on industrial and commercial sites has not been critical.
Russian President Vladimir Putin announced on Wednesday that his government will initiate a program to rebuild commercial warehouses that have been damaged or destroyed in Ukrainian drone attacks. Ukraine has conducted drone strikes on at least two dozen warehouses of Russia's leading online retailer, Wildberries, leading to explosions and fires that have severely damaged a significant portion of the company's storage capacity.
While Putin did not specify Wildberries by name, he emphasized in a televised address to a conference of ministers and business leaders that numerous logistic sites require state support for reconstruction. He stressed the importance of ensuring that the restoration of damaged facilities is carried out at a qualitatively new technological level.
Despite facing Western sanctions and Ukrainian attacks on industrial and infrastructure facilities, Putin affirmed that Russia's economy is growing modestly. He acknowledged that while the attacks do cause damage, they have not resulted in critical consequences. Ukraine accuses Wildberries of supplying the Russian military with drone parts and other equipment, a claim the company denies, and states that the strikes on its facilities constitute acts of terrorism.
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