Ukraine Drones Strike Russian E-commerce Warehouses Repeatedly
The Story
Ukrainian drones have continued to strike and damage warehouses belonging to Wildberries, Russia's largest online retailer, since mid-July.
Kyiv has targeted at least 23 Wildberries facilities, hitting them night after night. Satellite images show damage inflicted on the warehouses, considered Russia's version of Amazon. The disruption is sending shockwaves through Russia's retail sector, affecting tens of thousands of small businesses. Tatyana Kim, the billionaire co-founder of Wildberries, faces a business challenge. Insiders describe a marketplace using customer cash to cover business model deficits, potentially leaving the state to choose between a bailout or a shock to Russia's home front.
Wildberries plans to establish new 'partner hubs' in response to the drone strikes. The company is Russia's largest e-commerce business, relied upon by many Russians.
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