Drones attack Ozon warehouses in several parts of Russia – videos, photos
Drones attacked Ozon logistics centres in Russia's Krasnodar, Stavropol Krai and Dagestan on the night of 23-24 August.
Source: Astra, Exilenova+ and other Telegram channels; Krasnodar Krai Governor Veniamin Kondratyev, Kremlin-aligned Russian news agency TASS, citing Ozon; Fyodor Shchukin, acting head of the Republic of Dagestan
Details: Shortly after midnight, Telegram channels began posting photos and videos of the attack on Krasnodar.
Information about a fire at a warehouse later emerged.
According to a Russian Telegram channel, "a warehouse belonging to the Kuchenland Home chain of home goods stores is on fire in Krasnodar following the attack".
Astra added that the location of the fire was identified based on photos taken by eyewitnesses.
Update: Kondratyev later confirmed the drone attack on Krasnodar.
"A fire broke out in warehouse premises after a drone fell," he said.
He did not specify which warehouses were affected.
Later, it emerged that an Ozon logistics centre in Krasnodar had been targeted by drones. Early reports from the company indicated that there were no casualties.
Ozon is the second-largest online marketplace in Russia, behind only Wildberries.
Astra reported that a large Ozon warehouse in Nevinnomyssk in Stavropol Krai had also been attacked and caught fire.
Residents of Stavropol Krai reported hearing explosions overnight. "Our air defence forces are repelling a raid by enemy drones targeting the industrial zone of Nevinnomyssk. Some have been shot down," the governor said.
According to Astra's analysis of eyewitness footage posted on Telegram channels, the Ozon warehouse targeted in the attack is located at 25s1k1 Priozernaya Street in Nevinnomyssk.
It is a regional fulfilment centre with a floor area of 93,514 sq m. The facility is used to store and sort food and non-food products, assemble orders and dispatch them to Ozon customers.
Reports on social media also said that a large Ozon logistics complex in Dagestan, located in the Tyube industrial park, had been hit. The facility has a total area of around 130,000 sq m.
A large fire broke out at the complex after the strike.
The facility is strategically important to Ozon's logistics network in the North Caucasus. It is one of the company's key logistics hubs in the area and plays an important role in international deliveries to Azerbaijan and Iran.
Shchukin confirmed the drone attack on Dagestan in the morning.
"A fire broke out in warehouse premises as a result of falling drone debris in Dagestan's Kumtorkalinsky district," he said.
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