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Ukraine’s Third Strike on Russian E‑Commerce Depot Targets Logistics Weakness Deep Inside Russia

Ukrainian defense forces have reportedly attacked a major Wildberries warehouse in Russia’s Tver region for the third time this month, extending a campaign of long‑range strikes against economic and logistics hubs far from the front. The pattern turns a civilian e‑commerce depot into a strategic pressure point on Russia’s internal supply chains.

A large warehouse used by Russian online retailer Wildberries in Tver region has reportedly come under Ukrainian attack for the third time in less than two weeks, in a sign that Kyiv is increasingly willing to treat high‑value commercial logistics hubs as strategic targets deep inside Russia. Ukrainian defense sources said on 14 August that their forces again struck the facility in the Kalininsky district, after previous attacks on 4 and 6 August. The Wildberries complex, one of the major distribution centers feeding Russia’s booming e‑commerce market, sits far from the front line. While Russian authorities have not publicly detailed the extent of any damage from the latest strike, the…

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