A Ukrainian drone strike targeting a Wildberries logistics facility in Kotovsk has left seven employees dead and increased the total number of injured to 25, regional authorities confirmed on Saturday, July 18.
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Multiple logistics facilities belonging to the Russian e-commerce giant Wildberries were struck in overnight Ukrainian drone attacks on July 18, causing significant fires and killing at least seven workers.
ASTRA, geolocation of eyewitness footage confirmed a major blaze at a Wildberries sorting centre within the Kotovsk Industrial Park in Russia's Tambov region.
TASS, the Wildberries & Russ logistics complex began operations in the Industrial Park in 2025.
targeted further north. Eyewitness video captured on Saturday morning, July 18, showed a large-scale fire and a dense column of dark smoke rising from a warehouse in Elektrostal, located in the Moscow region. ASTRA analysts cross-referenced and verified the visual evidence, confirming that the site was also a Wildberries logistics hub.
By Tamilla Hasanova
