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  "id": 296214,
  "title": "Why Ukraine is targeting Russian retail giant Wildberries",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/08/why-ukraine-is-targeting-russian-retail-giant-wildberries",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-08-08T06:00:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "RTE News",
    "slug": "rte-news",
    "url": "https://www.rte.ie/news/analysis-and-comment/2026/0808/1586994-wildberries-russia-ukraine/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Ukraine has been targeting warehouses of Russia's largest online retailer, Wildberries, with drone strikes in recent weeks. According to Business Insider, satellite imagery shows that at least four Wildberries facilities across Russia have been damaged or destroyed. The attacks began last month, with the aim of straining the Russian economy, RTE News reports.\n\nUkraine has accused Wildberries of supporting Moscow's war efforts by selling military and dual-use goods. The company, often described as Russia's version of Amazon, was launched in 2014 and allows merchants to list goods for sale online.\n\nThe drone strikes are part of a broader conflict, with hospitals and ambulances in Ukraine increasingly coming under Russian drone and missile attack, BBC News reports. Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky has called for greater pressure on Russia to stop these attacks on civilians.",
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  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": [
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        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Ukraine hits Wildberries warehouse far from frontline",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/07/ukraine-hits-wildberries-warehouse-far-from-frontline",
        "published": "2026-08-07T08:52:17.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Associated Press",
        "title": "A Russian retail giant’s warehouse burns after Ukraine’s latest long-range drone attack",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/07/a-russian-retail-giants-warehouse-burns-after-ukraines-latest-long",
        "published": "2026-08-07T09:23:02.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Euronews",
        "title": "Military shake-up poses little threat to Ukraine's ongoing drone revolution",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/07/military-shake-up-poses-little-threat-to-ukraines-ongoing-drone",
        "published": "2026-08-07T09:55:23.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "ERR News Estonia",
        "title": "Expert: Talk of a direct Russian attack is extremely foolish",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/07/expert-talk-of-a-direct-russian-attack-is-extremely-foolish",
        "published": "2026-08-07T11:18:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "New Voice of Ukraine",
        "title": "Russian attack destroys Delta Plus Ukraine office and largest PPE warehouse",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/07/russian-attack-destroys-delta-plus-ukraine-office-and-largest-ppe",
        "published": "2026-08-07T14:11:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
        "title": "Several killed in attacks on Ukraine as Kyiv hits Russian e-commerce giant",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/07/several-killed-in-attacks-on-ukraine-as-kyiv-hits-russian-e-commerce",
        "published": "2026-08-07T18:54:55.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "BBC News",
        "title": "'I ran because I knew I would die': Russian drones target medics in Ukraine",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/08/i-ran-because-i-knew-i-would-die-russian-drones-target-medics-in",
        "published": "2026-08-08T00:02:49.000Z"
      }
    ]
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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."
}