{
  "id": 1266085,
  "title": "Ukraine Disabled 7 of 10 Largest Wildberries Warehouses",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/16/ukraine-disabled-7-of-10-largest-wildberries-warehouses",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-16T12:12:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Kyiv Post",
    "slug": "kyiv-post",
    "url": "https://www.kyivpost.com/post/82458"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On August 16, the Ukrainian Defense Ministry reported that seven out of the ten largest logistics centers operated by Russian e-commerce giant Wildberries had been disabled. The Koledino warehouse, the company's largest at 250,000 square meters, ceased operations after a large-scale drone attack early Sunday. A second warehouse in Domodedovo also halted activities. The Defense Ministry attributed the consequences of the war to Russian logistics in Ukraine. The drone attack caused a significant fire at the Koledino complex and a multimodal logistics complex in Domodedovo. This attack is part of a sustained campaign targeting Wildberries' physical and digital infrastructure, which the company accounts for about 10% of Russia's retail sales. Prior to the latest attacks, Wildberries had already lost up to a third of its warehouse space, with destroyed goods valued at approximately 480 billion rubles. The Ukrainian Main Intelligence Directorate's cyber attack on Aug. 10-11 further compounded the damage, disrupting customer service, payment infrastructure, and preventing financial transactions. Since mid-July, Ukraine has targeted at least 23 Wildberries facilities. Despite selling goods used by the Russian military, Wildberries denies supplying the armed forces.",
  "summary": "The Ukrainian Defense Ministry stated on Aug. 16 that it has successfully disabled seven of the ten largest logistics centers belonging to the Russian e-commerce platform Wildberries. The announcement followed drone strikes in the Moscow region that caused large fires at the company’s 250,000-square-meter (2691000 square-feet) Koledino complex and the Severnoye Domodedovo facility, forcing them…",
  "key_points": [
    "Ukrainian Defense Ministry reports disabling 7 of 10 Wildberries warehouses",
    "Koledino warehouse, largest at 250,000 sqm, suffers large-scale drone attack",
    "Cyber attack on Aug. 10-11 compounds damage to Wildberries infrastructure"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}