Russia’s ‘Amazon’ in deep-strike Ukraine blitz, wiping billions from Putin-linked CEO
Ukraine’s expanding deep-strike campaign reportedly hit a Russian oil and petrochemical complex in Bashkortostan, causing a fire at a Wildberries facility. The strike matters because Wildberries is Russia’s largest online retailer and a major commercial asset, so disruption could add economic pressure to Russia alongside the military impact of attacks inside its territory.
The article says the incident followed another Ukrainian drone attack on a Wildberries warehouse in Russia’s Voronezh region, which reportedly killed one person, injured two and started fires. Wildberries is often described as “Russia’s Amazon”, and its chief executive has been linked in reports to Vladimir Putin; the headline says the attacks have wiped billions from the executive’s wealth.
- Ukrainian drones reportedly struck another Wildberries-linked site in Russia.
- Fires disrupted Russia’s largest online retailer.
- The campaign aims to extend pressure deep inside Russia.