{
  "id": 551266,
  "title": "Ukrainian drones set a newly opened Wildberries mega-hub ablaze near Voronezh",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/11/ukrainian-drones-set-a-newly-opened-wildberries-mega-hub-ablaze-near",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-11T08:55:48.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Euromaidan Press",
    "slug": "euromaidan-press",
    "url": "https://euromaidanpress.com/2026/08/11/ukrainian-drones-set-a-newly-opened-wildberries-mega-hub-ablaze-near-voronezh/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Ukrainian drones launched a strike on a newly opened Wildberries logistics hub near Voronezh, Russia, on the night of August 10-11. This attack caused a large fire at one of the company's largest and most recent facilities. According to Russian monitoring channels, one individual lost their life in the incident; a 49-year-old man who was outside at the time of the attack suffered severe injuries and later died in a hospital. Two other people sustained injuries and were taken to hospitals, with one person being treated outside the facility and another on its grounds. Gusev reported that two warehouses within the Novousmansky district caught fire, while firefighters managed to contain one blaze covering approximately 16,000 square meters and battled another over around 20,000 square meters. The destroyed hub, which was fully operational since late 2025, spans about 152,900 square meters and can store over 90 million items. Wildberries confirmed that they had evacuated staff from their logistics sites across the oblast due to safety requirements. The Russian military claimed that they detected and destroyed 15 drones over Voronezh and five other districts in the oblast. This strike is part of a broader campaign by Ukraine against Wildberries, which President Zelenskyy has described as Russia's answer to Amazon, as the platform is believed to help supply the Russian military with parts for drones and other equipment. Ukraine has already targeted 16 Wildberries warehouses in just three weeks, with 13 sites knocked out or severely damaged. The strikes have extended beyond Voronezh, with drones reaching a Wildberries hub in Yekaterinburg, more than 1,700 kilometers away from Ukraine, and previous attacks targeting sites in Moscow Oblast, Tambov Oblast, Krasnodar, Stavropol Krai, Leningrad Oblast, St. Petersburg, and occupied Crimea.",
  "summary": "Ukrainian drones burn a giant Wildberries logistics complex near Voronezh, killing one and forcing mass staff evacuation",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
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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."
}