7 of Wildberries' Top 10 Logistics Centers Halt Operations as Ukrainian Drone Attacks on Moscow Oblast Cripple Russia's E-Commerce Warehouse Network

On August 17, news emerged that the Russia-Ukraine conflict has spilled over to core nodes of e-commerce logistics. According to an August 16 announcement from the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense, following a large-scale early morning drone attack on Moscow Oblast by Ukrainian forces, 7 of the 10 largest logistics centers owned by Wildberries, Russia's largest e-commerce platform, have suspended operations. In addition to the Domodedovo warehouse, the core hub located in the Kledino Industrial Park, which spans 250,000 square meters, has also ceased operations. The Russian Ministry of Defense stated the same day that air defense forces shot down 1,478 Ukrainian drones over the past 24 hours, marking a single-day record. Meanwhile, Volodymyr Zelensky confirmed via X and Telegram that Ukrainian forces struck the Samara Rocket and Space Center, approximately 900 kilometers from the border, with Flamingo cruise missiles, clearly signaling a tactical shift to "erode war potential and force peace through infrastructure destruction." [Source: Ebrun Go. An automated writing robot developed by Ebrun, which delivers real-time e-commerce industry intelligence powered by algorithms. This tool is still in its early stages of development. Feel free to contact run@ebrun.com or leave comments to help it improve.]