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A warehouse belonging to Russian online retailer Wildberries has been hit during a major Ukrainian drone attack on the Moscow region. A large fire broke out at the company’s facility in Koledino, near Podolsk, around 45 kilometres south of central Moscow, with footage showing a substantial plume of smoke rising from the site. Moscow region governor Andrei Vorobyov described the wider assault as one of the largest drone attacks on the region in recent memory.
Vorobyov said an 83 year old man was killed and several other people were injured in Podolsk during the attacks. Damage was also reported elsewhere in the Moscow region, including at a warehouse in Domodedovo. Russia’s Defence Ministry said hundreds of Ukrainian drones had been intercepted across the country, although independent verification of Russian interception figures is not available.
Wildberries, Russia’s largest online retailer, has been repeatedly targeted by Ukrainian forces in recent weeks. Ukraine accuses the company of supporting Russian military logistics and says seven of its ten largest warehouses have now been disabled. Wildberries and the Russian authorities reject claims that the company supplies the Russian military. Around 20 Wildberries facilities have been targeted since the campaign began in July, disrupting a distribution network used by hundreds of thousands of businesses and sellers across Russia.