Ukraine struck a Wildberries logistics hub in Russia’s Leningrad region on Friday, according to Reuters, which reported that Governor Alexander Drozdenko confirmed the warehouse caught fire and that three people were wounded. Wildberries said operations at two logistics sites in the region were suspended.
The strike is the fifth reported attack on Wildberries facilities since July 18. Ukrainian officials have previously described the company’s logistics network as a dual-use target, alleging that it has transported goods supporting Russia’s war effort alongside civilian commerce. Wildberries and the Kremlin deny the company supplies the military. Russian media reported this week that the attacks have damaged or destroyed roughly 10 percent of the company’s logistics capacity nationwide, although that estimate has not been independently verified.
Separately, Ukrainian monitoring groups and Russian Telegram channels reported a strike on the Avitek plant in Kirov, part of the state-owned Almaz-Antey defense group, which manufactures air-defense systems and other military equipment. Open-source defense analyses have identified the Avitek facility as a producer of components used in Russia’s air-defense sector. Russian authorities acknowledged a drone attack in the region but had not confirmed damage to the plant, and the reported strike remains unverified.
If confirmed, the two attacks underscore Ukraine’s evolving long-range strike campaign inside Russia. Alongside oil infrastructure and ammunition depots, Kyiv is increasingly targeting logistics networks it says support Russia’s war economy while also attempting to disrupt the country’s defense-industrial base.
