Wildberries warehouses catch fire in Russia's Leningrad and Moscow oblasts – photos, video
Fires have broken out in warehouse areas in the village of Krasny Bor in Russia's Leningrad Oblast and in the city of Chekhov in Moscow Oblast following a drone attack on the night of 3-4 August. Both locations are home to logistics centres belonging to Wildberries, Russia's largest online retailer.
Source: Ukrainian Telegram channel Exilenova+; Astram a Russian media outlet; Russian Telegram channels; Leningrad Oblast Governor Aleksandr Drozdenko; Moscow Oblast Governor Andrei Vorobyov
Details: Eyewitnesses posted videos showing a fire on the grounds of logistics centres in Krasny Bor in Leningrad Oblast.
Quote from Drozdenko: "Seventeen UAVs were shot down over the region during the attack. Damage has been recorded in the warehouse area of Krasny Bor."
Details: According to Astra, smoke was rising from an area where warehouses belonging to Wildberries and the Russian retail chain Lenta are located.
Astra noted that the eyewitness videos available do not make it possible to determine exactly which warehouse centre was damaged. The Wildberries warehouse covers an area of 154,000 sq m, while the Lenta warehouse occupies 70,000 sq m.
Drones also struck the industrial zone of Novoselki in the Chekhov district in Moscow Oblast.
Quote from Vorobyov: "Several fires broke out in the Novoselki industrial zone after a UAV strike. The largest was at a warehouse, where the open flames have now been extinguished. An electrical substation and an office building were also damaged."
Details: Early reports from the Russian authorities indicate that five people have been killed and six injured in the strike.
Russian Telegram channels claimed that Wildberries' warehouse facilities in Chekhov were among the targets.
Background: A fire broke out at a Wildberries logistics centre in the village of Khryastovo in Russia's Vladimir Oblast following a drone attack on 3 August.
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