{
  "id": 5410826,
  "title": "Ukrainian drone strikes on Wildberries warehouses destroyed 15 million books, Russian officials say",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/ukrainian-drone-strikes-on-wildberries-warehouses-destroyed-15",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-03T20:52:12.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Meduza (English)",
    "slug": "meduza-english",
    "url": "https://meduza.io/en/news/2026/09/03/ukrainian-drone-strikes-on-wildberries-warehouses-destroyed-15-million-books-russian-officials-say"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "According to Meduza, Russian officials claim that Ukrainian drone strikes on Wildberries warehouses have destroyed 15 million books, costing Russia's book industry 6 billion rubles. The warehouse fires have also led to discussions within the industry about reduced VAT rates and other measures to help publishers recover from the losses. Ukraine has been conducting drone strikes on Wildberries' largest warehouses since mid-June, and the damage to the marketplace and its sellers is estimated at hundreds of billions of rubles. Additionally, Ukraine has started targeting Ozon warehouses, Russia's second-largest marketplace, since late August.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Kyiv Independent",
        "title": "Germany announces $290 million aid package to repair Ukrainian energy infrastructure before winter",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/germany-announces-290-million-aid-package-to-repair-ukrainian-energy",
        "published": "2026-09-03T23:07:44.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}