Ukrainian Drone Attacks Kill Seven Warehouse Workers in Russia
Seven warehouse workers were killed and dozens injured in Ukrainian drone strikes on Wildberries warehouses in Russia, while debris sparked a fire at an oil depot.
Regional governors reported on Saturday that waves of Ukrainian drone attacks killed seven warehouse workers and injured dozens more, while another attack sparked a fire at an oil depot in the Moscow region. Tambov Governor Yevgeny Pervyshov said that Ukrainian drones struck a warehouse owned by Wildberries, Russia's largest online retailer, in the city of Kotovsk, about 475 kilometers (295 miles) southeast of Moscow. "Seven people working the night shift died on the spot," Pervyshov wrote on Telegram, adding that 25 people were injured. He stated that 28 drones were shot down on approach, noting that civilian casualties could have been much higher if they had reached their target.
In a separate incident, Moscow Region Governor Andrei Vorobyov reported that 24 people were injured in a drone attack on another Wildberries warehouse in Elektrostal, a city east of Moscow. Wildberries co-founder and CEO Tatiana Kim described it as a "terrible night" for Russia and the company, offering condolences to the victims' families. Additionally, in Noginsk, also in the Moscow region, falling drone debris caused a fire at an oil depot. Vorobyov said two people were injured in Noginsk and a nearby maternity hospital was evacuated, but he did not specify the damage to the oil facility.
