Fire breaks out at Wildberries logistics complex near Voronezh after explosions – photos, videos

A large fire broke out at a Wildberries logistics complex in the outskirts of the Russian city of Voronezh on the night of 10-11 August following a series of explosions.

Source: Open Source Intelligence (OSINT) analysis by a Russian media outlet Astra; press service for Russia's largest online retailer Wildberries

Details: Analysis of footage recorded by eyewitnesses showed that the fire had broken out at the logistics complex in the village of Aleksandrovka in the Novaya Usman district in Voronezh Oblast.

Local residents reported explosions and a fire in the area overnight. Wildberries' press service confirmed that employees had been evacuated from the site "with due regard to safety requirements" but did not specify what had prompted the evacuation.

The logistics complex in Aleksandrovka opened in November 2025. According to publicly available information, the warehouse complex covers 152,900 sq m and has storage capacity for more than 90 million items. The merged company Wildberries & Russ (RWB) invested about 11 billion roubles (around US$133.3 million) in its construction.

Background: The Wildberries logistics hub in Aleksandrovka was also targeted by drones on the night of 22-23 July. The roof of one of the warehouses was damaged in the attack.

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