Putin: Warehouses damaged in Ukrainian strikes must be rebuilt, with state involvement

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday commented on recent Ukrainian military drone strikes against warehouses belonging to online retailer Wildberries, stating that the damaged facilities need to be restored.

According to Putin, Russian logistics centers and warehouses that have suffered damage in these attacks must be rebuilt, with the state also expected to take part in the process.

Putin made the statement publicly, though further details about the scale of the damage or specific reconstruction plans have not yet been disclosed.

Wildberries is one of the largest online retail companies in Russia, and its warehouses have repeatedly become targets of Ukrainian drone strikes in recent times.

Ukraine regularly carries out drone attacks on various infrastructure targets on Russian territory as part of the war that has been ongoing since 2022.