{
  "id": 123632,
  "title": "Wildberries expands in Kazakhstan as drone attacks batter Russian warehouses",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/04/wildberries-expands-in-kazakhstan-as-drone-attacks-batter-russian",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-04T09:42:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Voice of Ukraine",
    "slug": "new-voice-of-ukraine",
    "url": "https://english.nv.ua/business/wildberries-buduye-novi-skladi-ploshcheyu-260-000-kvadratnih-metriv-u-druzhniy-rf-krajini-50629720.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Wildberries, Russia's leading online retailer, is constructing two new warehouse complexes in Kazakhstan to expand its operations, reported The Moscow Times. The company intends to inaugurate these facilities in the first quarter of 2027, with a combined total of 260,000 square meters of space. This announcement was made by Kazakh Trade Minister Arman Shakkaliyev, who disclosed that Wildberries will occupy 160,000 square meters in Almaty and 100,000 in Astana. Currently, the company leases 46,000 square meters in Kazakhstan, and no additional warehouse applications have been filed.\n\nIn response to Ukrainian drone attacks on its Russian warehouses, the Russian government is seeking ways to aid Wildberries and its subsidiaries. State-owned bank VTB is anticipated to play a pivotal role in this support. Wildberries initiated a search for vacant warehouse spaces in Kazakhstan after experiencing multiple drone strikes on its facilities in Russia.\n\nUkrainian drones targeted Wildberries' logistics hub in Krasny Bor, Leningrad Oblast, on August 4, and also hit warehouses in Chekhov, Moscow Oblast, on the same day. These attacks began on July 18, with warehouses affected covering a combined area of 1.21–1.47 million square meters. This represents 17.2%–22.2% of the marketplace's publicly disclosed 5.2 million square meters of logistics infrastructure. The assault resulted in the damage of at least 18 warehouses, including a 250,000-square-meter center in Elektrostal, which was entirely destroyed by the fire.",
  "summary": "Wildberries, Russia's largest online marketplace, is expanding its operations in Kazakhstan. The company is building two warehouse complexes covering 260,000 square meters, which are expected to open in the first quarter of 2027, according to The Moscow Times.\n\nMeanwhile, in southern Russia, at least seven people were killed and 40 injured in a drone attack on a crowded beach in the city of Gelendzhik. Local authorities reported that three of those killed were children. The incident occurred when debris from a Ukrainian drone fell onto the beach.\n\nWildberries' warehouses were also targeted in drone attacks for the second night in a row.",
  "key_points": [
    "Wildberries building two warehouse complexes in Kazakhstan.",
    "Company to occupy 160,000 sqm in Almaty, 100,000 in Astana.",
    "Russian govt aiding Wildberries after Ukrainian drone attacks."
  ],
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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