Ukrainian drone strikes on the night of 21–22 July set ablaze logistics centres of Russia’s largest online retailer, Wildberries, in Krasnodar and Nevinnomyssk, and struck an oil depot in Armavir. Regional authorities in Krasnodar and Stavropol reported that at least two people were killed—a woman injured at the Krasnodar warehouse later died in hospital, and a security guard was killed in Armavir—while fifteen others were wounded. Both Wildberries warehouses, each covering 100,000 square metres, were evacuated and their operations suspended; a local state of emergency was declared in Nevinnomyssk. The Russian Ministry of Defence stated that air defences intercepted 242 drones over seventeen regions and the Black and Azov Seas overnight.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky confirmed the strikes, asserting that the logistics hubs were “involved in providing the Russian army with drone components, navigation equipment and other gear.” He added that Ukrainian forces also hit an oil depot, a tanker and four cargo vessels of Russia’s shadow fleet in adjacent waters. The Kremlin, through spokesman Dmitry Peskov, had earlier denied that Wildberries facilities serve military supply chains and described the situation as “difficult” owing to losses incurred by private entrepreneurs. Russia’s Investigative Committee opened a criminal case under the terrorism statute, stating that the attacks targeted civilian infrastructure and caused civilian casualties.

Viewed from Moscow, the strikes represent a further blow to a consumer economy already strained by wartime disruptions. Wildberries and its rival Ozon function as marketplaces connecting independent sellers across the country; online sales accounted for roughly 8.5 percent of Russian GDP in 2025. Analysts at the research agency Data Insight estimated that seller losses from the Krasnodar and Nevinnomyssk fires could reach 100–120 billion roubles, assuming the warehouses were fully stocked. The attacks came four days after Ukrainian drones hit Wildberries facilities in Kotovsk and Elektrostal, killing eight people and destroying an estimated 7 percent of the company’s logistics capacity. Shortly before that first wave, Wildberries had amended its seller agreement to exclude liability for force majeure events, including war-related damage.

Western military analysts note that the systematic targeting of large distribution centres marks an expansion of Kyiv’s long-range strike campaign, which previously focused on oil refineries and fuel depots, and is intended to degrade Russian logistics for dual-use goods while imposing economic costs on the broader population. The attacks coincided with a leadership change in Ukraine’s armed forces—the appointment of Major General Mykhailo Drapatyi as commander-in-chief—and with growing U.S. interest in co-producing Ukrainian naval drones. On the ground, firefighting crews continued to battle the blazes into the afternoon of 22 July, with the Krasnodar regional emergency ministry stating it expected to fully extinguish the warehouse fire by the end of the day. The Russian Investigative Committee’s terrorism investigation is proceeding, and regional authorities have begun assessing damage to at least sixteen residential buildings struck by debris in Krasnodar.