Russian online marketplace Ozon lost billions of rubles to Ukrainian drone strikes on its warehouses

The Russian online marketplace Ozon suffered significant financial losses of 30.1 billion rubles due to Ukrainian drone strikes on its warehouses, as revealed in the company’s financial report for the third quarter of 2026. The damages encompassed destroyed goods, damaged equipment, and additional "other losses and expenses." Some of Ozon's risks were covered by insurance, and the company is in ongoing negotiations with insurers for potential compensation.

Despite these setbacks, Ozon's net profit increased by 25% during the same period, amounting to 3.7 billion rubles. The company's revenue surged 1.6 times to reach 421.2 billion rubles, with the number of orders delivered to customers rising by 76% compared to the previous year. In the summer of 2026, Ukraine broadened its targets for drone strikes on Russian infrastructure, shifting from oil refineries and defense plants to marketplace warehouses.

Ukraine's first attack on a Russian warehouse was against Wildberries on July 18, and 36 facilities of the company came under attack over the following three months. Ozon's warehouses were targeted starting August 22. By October, Ukraine's military focus had shifted to digital infrastructure, with strikes on three data centers belonging to Yandex from October 8 to 11.

Subsequent attacks targeted data processing centers of Sberbank and the Federal Tax Service. These strikes caused significant disruptions to services at various companies, including Yandex, Mail.ru, Ozon, MegaFon, VKontakte, and others. Meduza is committed to maintaining transparency about the use of artificial intelligence in its newsroom.

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