A Russian retail giant’s warehouse burns after Ukraine's latest long-range drone attack
- Ukrainian long-range drones hit a warehouse of Russia's biggest online retailer in the Ural Mountains, over 2,000 kilometers from the border.
- The warehouse in Yekaterinburg was set ablaze, but most merchandise was not damaged.
- Three drones struck the warehouse's roof, leading to the evacuation of 800 people with no reported injuries.
- This attack is part of Ukraine's strategy to target distant Russian infrastructure amid the ongoing conflict.
Ukrainian long-range drones hit a warehouse of Russia's biggest online retailer in the Ural Mountains, more than 2,000 kilometers from the two countries' border, local officials and the company said Friday.
Wildberries said its warehouse in Yekaterinburg, Russia's fourth-largest city, was set ablaze by the attack. Most merchandise wasn't damaged, the company said, unlike at some of the more than a dozen other Wildberries depots struck by Ukraine in recent weeks that have burned down.
The regional governor, Denis Pasler, said three drones hit the warehouse's roof. Artyom Zhoga, the Kremlin's representative in the region, said that 800 people were evacuated from the warehouse and nobody was hurt. Kyiv is trying to rattle the Russian public and the Kremlin with the attacks.
乌克兰最新长程无人机袭击后，俄罗斯零售巨头的仓库起火
乌克兰的长程无人机袭击了俄罗斯最大的在线零售商在乌拉尔山脉的一个仓库，距离两国边境超过2000公里，当地官员和该公司周五表示。
Wildberries表示，其位于俄罗斯第四大城市叶卡捷琳堡的仓库在此次袭击中被点燃。该公司称，大部分商品未受损，这与最近几周乌克兰袭击的其他十多处Wildberries仓库被烧毁的情况不同。
地区州长德尼斯·帕斯勒表示，三架无人机击中了仓库的屋顶。克里姆林宫在该地区的代表阿尔乔姆·兹霍加表示，800人已从仓库疏散，且无人受伤。基辅试图通过这些袭击来震慑俄罗斯公众和克里姆林宫。