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Ukrainian Drones Damage Wildberries Warehouses, Kill Seven, Cause $1.2B Loss

7/19/2026

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Ukrainian Drones Strike

IStories estimates damage to the Wildberries fulfillment centers at over 100 billion rubles (about $1.2 billion).
Ukrainian drones struck Wildberries warehouses in Tambov and near Moscow, killing seven workers and wounding dozens.
Ukrainian officials said the sites stored navigation equipment and supplies used by the Russian army.
The attacks also hit oil depots, rail bridges and shadow-fleet vessels, increasing pressure on Russia.

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Ukrainian Drones Strike

Ukrainian drones set fire to a kindergarten in Elektrostal, quickly extinguished by local responders with no casualties.
Wildberries warehouses in Kotovsk, Tambov and Elektrostal were struck by Ukrainian drones overnight, killing seven workers, wounding dozens.
President Volodymyr Zelensky said in an address the warehouses supplied parts for Russian drone manufacturing.
An oil depot strike in Noginsk forced evacuation of a maternity hospital and residential building.

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Ukrainian Drones Decimate

Ukraine’s unmanned-systems forces have destroyed 159 Russian vessels, severely weakening Moscow’s shadow fleet.
Ukrainian drones struck two oil tankers, a floating crane and three ships in Black Sea and Azov on July 19.
Russia launched 40 ballistic missiles and 120 drones at Kyiv, killing one civilian, wounding sixteen.
The attacks forced Russia to suspend shipping through Don-Azov canal and pushed wheat prices higher.

Blindspot

Center coverage emphasized the suspension of shipping through the Don-Azov canal and the resulting rise in global wheat prices, which Right coverage omitted.
Center coverage also reported that Ukrainian unmanned-systems forces had destroyed 159 Russian vessels in the Black Sea and Sea of Azov, a detail not included in Right coverage.

History

Historical Context

In March 1999 NATO launched a 78-day air campaign (Operation Allied Force) against Yugoslavia to cripple Serbian logistics, flying over 38,000 combat missions and striking bridges, power plants and fuel depots. The precedent of targeting supply chains informs today’s Ukrainian drone strikes on Russian warehouses and oil sites, echoing the same interdiction strategy.

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Ukrainian Drones Strike

IStories estimates damage to the Wildberries fulfillment centers at over 100 billion rubles (about $1.2 billion).
Ukrainian drones struck Wildberries warehouses in Tambov and near Moscow, killing seven workers and wounding dozens.
Ukrainian officials said the sites stored navigation equipment and supplies used by the Russian army.
The attacks also hit oil depots, rail bridges and shadow-fleet vessels, increasing pressure on Russia.

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