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 Yekaterinburg, located over 2,000 kilometers from the border.
- The attack resulted in a fire at the warehouse, but most merchandise was not damaged.
- Regional officials reported that three drones struck the warehouse's roof, leading to the evacuation of 800 people with no injuries.
- This incident is part of Ukraine's strategy to target distant Russian facilities amid 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. The attacks are examples of how Kyiv has used drone innovation as a key part of its response to the invasion by its much bigger enemy more than four years ago.
Wildberries said its warehouse in Yekaterinburg 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. Russian President Vladimir Putin chaired a meeting Friday of the country’s Security Council, focusing on additional measures to strengthen the protection of infrastructure facilities.
乌克兰最新的远程无人机袭击致俄罗斯零售巨头仓库起火
乌克兰的远程无人机袭击了位于乌拉尔山脉的俄罗斯最大在线零售商的仓库，地方官员和该公司周五表示，距离两国边界超过2000公里。这些袭击展示了基辅如何将无人机创新作为回应四年前更大敌人入侵的关键部分。
Wildberries表示，其位于叶卡捷琳堡的仓库因袭击起火。该公司称，大部分商品未受损，这与最近几周被乌克兰袭击并烧毁的十多个Wildberries仓库不同。地方州长德尼斯·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。俄罗斯总统弗拉基米尔·普京周五主持了国家安全委员会的会议，重点讨论加强基础设施设施保护的额外措施。