Drones strike Wildberries warehouses in Russia's Perm Krai and Udmurtia – photos, videos
Ukrainian drones have struck a number of facilities in Russia's Perm Krai and the Udmurt Republic, around 1,500 km from the Ukraine border, including warehouses at a logistics centre belonging to Wildberries, Russia's largest online retailer.
Source: General Staff of Armed Forces of Ukraine; reports from Rosaviatsia, Russia's Federal Air Transport Agency; Perm Krai's Ministry of Territorial Security; Russian Telegram channels ChP Perm, Perm 36.6 and Astra; Ukrainian Telegram channel Exilenova+
Quote from Ukraine's General Staff: "On 29 July and the night of 29-30 July, as part of efforts to reduce the military-economic potential of the Russian aggressor, units of Ukraine's defence forces struck a number of important enemy facilities."
Details: On the morning of 30 July, local Telegram channels and the authorities in Russia's Perm Krai reported a large-scale drone attack, air defence activity, disruptions at Perm airport, power outages, and a possible fire at the Perm oil refinery (which Ukrainian drones had attacked on 29 July).
Russian Telegram channels reported a fire after a suspected hit on an unidentified facility. Ukrainian Telegram channel Exilenova+ reported a likely strike on a Wildberries logistics centre on the outskirts of Perm. The Russian Telegram channel Astra later confirmed this, posting a photo of the damaged warehouse.
Photos and videos posted on Russian social media show damage to a Wildberries warehouse in Sarapul, Russia's Udmurt Republic, where a huge fire is burning.
These reports have been confirmed by Wildberries' press service.
Video: Exilenova+ Telegram channel
"A fire has broken out following an attack on the company's logistics facility in Sarapul. Firefighting units are working at the scene. Early reports indicate no casualties," Wildberries said, adding that people were evacuated in advance.
Video: Exilenova+ Telegram channel
Ukraine's General Staff also reported strikes by the defence forces on the Perm Oil Refinery (Lukoil-Permnefteorgsintez) in Perm on 29 July and the Prymorskyi Posad training ground in temporarily occupied territory in Zaporizhzhia Oblast.
Background:
- It was reported earlier that drones attacked a Wildberries sorting hub in the Russian city of Penza on the night of 29-30 July, causing a large fire. This logistics centre is one of Wildberries' key distribution hubs, serving the Volga Federal District.
- On 29 July, the Security Service of Ukraine (SSU) successfully struck infrastructure at the Perm Oil Refinery, located over 1,500 km from Ukraine.
- The Perm Oil Refinery is one of Russia's largest oil refineries, with a capacity of almost 13 million tonnes per year. It supplies fuel to both the civilian sector and the Russian military.
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