A Russian retail giant’s warehouse burns after Ukraine's latest long-range drone attack
- Ukrainian long-range drones struck a warehouse of Russia's largest online retailer, Wildberries, in Yekaterinburg.
- The attack occurred over 2,000 kilometers from the border between Ukraine and Russia.
- Three drones hit the warehouse's roof, causing a fire but most merchandise remained undamaged.
- Approximately 800 people were evacuated from the warehouse, and no injuries were reported.
- This incident is part of Ukraine's ongoing strategy to target distant Russian infrastructure.
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. Russian President Vladimir Putin chaired a meeting Friday of the country’s Security Council, focusing on measures to strengthen the protection of infrastructure facilities.
乌克兰最新远程无人机袭击后，俄罗斯零售巨头仓库失火
乌克兰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仓库，地方官员和公司周五表示，距离两国边界超过2000公里。
Wildberries表示，其位于俄罗斯第四大城市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，与最近几周乌克兰袭击的其他十多个Wildberries仓库相比，那些仓库已被烧毁。
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，约800人从仓库中撤离，未报告人员伤亡。
基辅试图通过这些袭击来动摇俄罗斯公众和克里姆林宫的信心。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保护的措施。