Second Ozon warehouse hit in Russia's Orenburg region overnight, two nights after first strike on the company
A drone attack over Russia's Orenburg region damaged an Ozon logistics warehouse overnight, prompting the evacuation of more than 300 workers. The regional governor said air defenses downed six drones and that falling debris caused the damage; no injuries were reported. It is the second Ozon facility hit in two nights, after a separate strike in Samara region on Saturday.
Ozon, Russia's second-largest online retailer (NASDAQ: OZON), evacuated more than 300 workers overnight after drone debris struck its logistics center in the Orenburg region, roughly 1,000 kilometers from the Ukrainian border. Orenburg Governor Yevgeny Solntsev said Russian air defenses intercepted six drones over the region and that falling debris damaged two industrial facilities, one of them the Ozon warehouse; he said no one was injured and did not name the second site. This is the second Ozon facility hit in as many nights, after a separate strike hit an Ozon logistics center in Russia's Samara region on Saturday. Ukraine's military has not commented on or confirmed the Orenburg strike, and Ukrainian outlets note the reports, sourced to Russian Telegram channels, remain unverified. The pattern follows weeks of Ukrainian strikes on Wildberries, Ozon's larger rival, which officials have justified by citing the platform's sale of dual-use goods to Russia's military.