Fire at Wildberries’ Largest Warehouse in Russia, Suspected Overnight Drone Attack

A large fire engulfed the main distribution center of the Russian e-commerce platform Wildberries, located in Moscow’s Podolsk district. The flames appeared following an overnight drone attack.

Russian media outlet ASTRA reported that videos and recordings published by local residents show the company’s logistics center in the village of Kosentino engulfed in flames. The warehouse covers an area of more than 200,000 square meters and is considered Wildberries’ largest facility in Russia.

Meanwhile, flames have also been reported at another sorting and logistics center, “Severnoye Domodedovo,” in the Domodedovo area.

Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said this morning that a total of 600 drones were launched toward the Moscow Region overnight. According to him, regional air defense systems shot down 201 of them.