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Ukrainian drones hit an Ozon warehouse in Saratov, triggering a large fire and evacuations as the company suspended orders in the region; this attack is part of a wave targeting Ozon and rival Wildberries warehouses, with Ozon stock down about 5% on the Moscow Exchange. Reports also described separate fires and drone incidents in neighboring regions, while Russia said it intercepted hundreds of drones.
A wave of Ukrainian drone strikes targeted Russia’s online retailers, hitting four Ozon logistics hubs (with a fire at a Dagestan facility) and at least one Wildberries site, triggering evacuations and injuring workers while sending Ozon shares down by about 30%. Ukraine also claimed to have struck multiple Wildberries warehouses, compounding Russia’s economic and logistical strain as fuel shortages and capital flight mount, eroding Putin’s domestic standing amid the war.
Ukraine expands its drone campaign from Wildberries to Ozon, striking logistics hubs and triggering evacuations, with Ozon shares plunging about 30% as Kyiv aims to disrupt Russia's supply chains and finance a war economy.
Ukraine’s wave of drone strikes hit four Ozon hubs and other warehouses in southern Russia, causing fires and evacuations, with Ozon shares plunging almost 30% as capital flight and bank withdrawals heighten economic strain. The attacks come amid a broader Russian push against major e-commerce players and a fuel crisis at home, underscoring mounting pressures on Putin as Kyiv’s campaign targets logistics and wartime financing.
Ukraine intensified its drone campaign against Russia by striking four Ozon logistics hubs in southern Russia, part of Kyiv's effort to disrupt supply networks supporting Moscow's military. Debris damaged a private childcare centre in Krasnodar, killing two children and injuring nine people (including seven children), while several facilities were evacuated and operations suspended. Ozon's stock fell sharply on the Moscow Exchange as the attacks continued; Kyiv says the warehouses store dual-use goods aiding Russia's war effort, while Russia condemns the strikes.
Western leaders arrive in Kyiv for Independence Day as Zelenskyy briefs them on Russia’s ballistic-missile threat and defense needs, rejects a war-time presidential election, and seeks greater air defenses; Kyiv has broadened its campaign against Russia’s Ozon logistics network, following strikes on Ozon sites in Orenburg and Samara and continuing Wildberries warehouse attacks. Russian forces also hit Ukraine’s railways, prompting evacuations. Zelenskyy cites missiles and funding as Ukraine’s two main challenges and calls for 300 US-made Patriot interceptors.
Ukrainian long-range drones struck an Ozon logistics complex in Orenburg, igniting a major fire and prompting evacuations, while a separate warehouse near St. Petersburg burned hours later with no air-raid alert. The strikes extend Kyiv’s reach into Russia’s rear, targeting logistics networks that feed the war economy and intensifying pressures on fuel supplies and regional commerce.
Two major fires struck Russian logistics facilities on Aug. 23: a drone-debris incident ignited the Ozon center in Orenburg, prompting evacuation of over 300 workers and a temporary halt to operations, while a separate 82,000-square-meter warehouse at the Izhora site near Kolpino (St. Petersburg) burned at level 4; the events follow a broader wave of drone strikes targeting Russia’s logistics and industrial infrastructure amid the Ukraine conflict.
Ukrainian drones struck Russia overnight, killing at least six people and hitting an Ozon logistics center in Chapayevsk, Samara region; Kyiv said it also targeted the nearby Novokuibyshevsk refinery. Strikes wounded residents in Yeysk, Belgorod and Bryansk, while Moscow said it intercepted 457 drones. The clash spilled into eastern Ukraine as civilians were reported killed in Luhansk.
OSINT analysts say Wildberries tried to mislead Ukrainian drone operators by altering map geolocations of its logistics hubs to mirror rivals like Ozon, but Ukrainian forces continued strikes on Wildberries facilities—about 20 hit, 15 burned—with the Aleksandrovka hub near Voronezh highlighted as a large complex (152,900 m², over 90 million items capacity, ~11 billion rubles invested).