Ukraine's Wildberries Strikes are Even-More Effective Than You Think
Simon Whistler · August 1, 2026 · 19 min video · Europe & NATO
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On Saturday the 18th of July, the world woke up to the news that Ukraine had struck two warehouses belonging to Russia's biggest online retailer, Wildberries. One of the warehouses was located in Tambov, a city roughly 475 km south of Moscow, while the other was located in Electrostar, roughly 60 km from the Russian capital. And the scenes were catastrophic.
A massive pillar of smoke, reportedly visible from as far away as 200 km, rose over the facility at Electrostar, as first responders struggled to put out multiple fires. Russian officials reported that eight people had been killed and dozens injured in the attack.
Ukraine claimed that the attacks had targeted major logistic facilities, which were used to supply sanction components for drone production and navigation equipment to the Russian armed forces.
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Ukraine’s strikes on Wildberries expose Russia’s hidden vulnerabilities, reshaping the war’s economic and psychological battlefield. Discover why these attacks matter more than anyone expected in this in-depth analysis today. Watch. Megaprojects: https://www.youtube.com/@megaprojects9649 SideProjects: https://www.youtube.com/@Sideprojects Into The Shadows: https://www.youtube.com/@IntotheShadows Today I Found Out: https://www.youtube.com/@TodayIFoundOut Brain Blaze: https://www.youtube.com/@brainblaze6526 Casual Criminalist: https://www.youtube.com/@TheCasualCriminalist Decoding the Unknown: https://www.youtube.com/@decodingtheunknown2373 Places: https://www.youtube.com/@Places302 Celestium: https://www.youtube.com/@celestium1234 HomeFronts: https://www.youtube.com/@homefronts Sources. https://www.kyivpost.com/post/80996 https://www.reuters.com/world/industrial-facilities-russias-ryazan-fire-after-drone-attack-regional-governor-2026-07-29/ https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/ukraine-russia-oil-refinery-attacks-moscow-b3023829.html https://news.sky.com/story/ukrainian-strikes-hit-arms-factory-and-oil-refinery-deep-inside-russia-13552619 https://united24media.com/war-in-ukraine/inside-ukraines-week-of-strikes-that-reached-russias-airfields-warships-and-energy-network-21092 https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2026/06/03/gas-stations-in-moscow-and-northern-russia-introduce-fuel-rationing-a92911 https://www.marketbeat.com/articles/ukrainian-drone-attacks-on-oil-refineries-have-some-russian-regions-running-on-empty-2025-08-27 https://en.zona.media/article/2026/06/26/fuel_map https://www.euronews.com/2025/09/26/kremlin-bans-petrol-exports-until-2026-amid-ukraines-strikes-on-russias-oil-sector https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/russia-reroutes-siberian-fuel-shield-moscow-shortages-2026-07-21/ https://foreignpolicy.com/2026/07/29/wildberries-russia-ukraine-war-drone-attacks-putin-military-supplies-logistics/ https://www.vox.com/politics/494737/russian-ukraine-nuclear-putin https://english.nv.ua/nation/russian-tv-ignores-ukrainian-strikes-on-wildberries-warehouses-50626948.html https://www.eng.kavkaz-uzel.eu/articles/77178 https://www.dagens.com/war/leaving-the-sinking-ship-russians-panic-search-visa-free-escapes-amid-new-draft-warnings https://united24media.com/world/russians-rush-to-buy-homes-abroad-as-new-mobilization-fears-grow-20710 https://www.forbes.com/sites/natashalindstaedt/2026/07/13/russias-economy-is-slowly-sinking/ https://www.forbes.com/sites/markfaithfull/2026/07/27/drone-attacks-on-wildberries-russian-answer-to-amazon-bring-war-home/ https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/ukraine-hits-russias-largest-online-marketplace-hurting-small-businesses-and-bringing-the-war-home
