Ozon Warehouse in Orenburg Region Hit in Drone Attack, Governor Says
Ozon said it had evacuated more than 300 people and that work had been halted.
The governor of Russia's Orenburg region revealed that a major warehouse owned by Ozon, the country's second-largest online retailer, was struck by drone debris. Governor Yevgeny Solntsev stated that the Russian Defense Ministry had successfully repelled six drones in the region, with no injuries reported. The company confirmed on Telegram that over 300 employees had been evacuated and that operations at its Orenburg logistics center were halted.
This marks the second drone attack on an Ozon facility in Russia, following a strike on a logistics center in Samara region on Saturday. The attacks come amid a series of drone strikes aimed at economic infrastructure supporting Russia's war in Ukraine, as reported by the Russian Defense Ministry which claimed to have downed 328 Ukrainian drones overnight.
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