A warehouse built to hold up to 54 million items burned down in Tambov Oblast, Russia
It opened only last year as the central logistics point of Russia's largest online retailer and has now been hit by drones twice.
On August 26, 2026, a warehouse belonging to Wildberries, Russia's largest online store, burned down in Kotovsk, Tambov Oblast, Russia. The Ukrainian drones targeted the logistics hub for the second time in six weeks, according to Ukrainian monitoring channel Exilenova+. The warehouse, located about 420 km from the war zone in Ukraine, covered 108,000 square meters and was designed to hold up to 54 million items at full capacity.
The attack took place at 01:24 local time, with Ukrainian forces hitting the site again later. Witnesses reported at least 10 explosions in 40 minutes, and the regional governor confirmed the attack, stating that the burning area was over 100,000 square meters. The warehouse had restarted operations after a July strike, and the fire destroyed the entire facility, leaving the company with no free capacity in the center of the country.
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