Ukrainian drones struck Wildberries logistics centers in Krasnodar and Nevinnomyssk overnight into July 22, sparking large fires and injuring at least eight people, according to Ukrainska Pravda. Drones also hit an oil depot in Armavir, Krasnodar Krai, where a fire spread across roughly 800 square meters.
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy confirmed the strikes on his official Telegram channel, saying the logistics centers were used to supply the Russian army with drone components, navigation equipment, and gear. Ukrainian forces also struck a tanker and four dry cargo ships from Russia’s shadow fleet in the Black and Azov seas, he said.
The strikes fall under Operation “MoLoCHKa” — a Ukrainian acronym translating roughly to “Moscow will fall because of Crimea” — which Unmanned Systems Forces Commander Robert Brovdi has described as a unified campaign combining maritime strikes on shadow fleet oil tankers with deep strikes on logistics hubs supplying the Russian military, according to Kyiv Independent.
The targeted facilities are among the retailer’s largest. The Krasnodar warehouse is Wildberries’ fourth-largest distribution center in Russia, while the Nevinnomyssk complex ranks sixth, according to Kyiv Post, citing the Moscow Times. Wildberries openly sells fiber-optic drone cable, body armor, and tactical gear on its marketplace, some marketed with labels referencing military use, according to DroneXL, citing Meduza.
Zelenskyy framed the campaign explicitly as leverage for negotiations. “Peace is needed, and Ukraine has given the Russian side all proposals. We need to force a transition to diplomacy,” he wrote, describing the strikes as part of an effort to increase pressure on Russia through sustained economic disruption.
