Ukrainian FP-1 drones strike Wildberries Koledino logistics hub near Moscow
Ukrainian FP-1 drones hit a 250,000 sqm Wildberries hub in Koledino, Russia, on August 16, one of the firm's largest. Fire Point, which makes the drones, says the site stored dual-use goods. It's at least the 20th Wildberries site hit; the firm has lost 1.18M sqm of warehouse spa
Ukrainian FP-1 drones struck a Wildberries logistics hub in the village of Koledino in Russia's Moscow Oblast on August 16, according to Fire Point, the Ukrainian company that manufactures the drones. The facility covers about 250,000 square meters, making it one of Wildberries' largest logistics complexes, and footage published by Fire Point showed a large fire burning at the site. Fire Point said the facility was used for the storage, sorting, and distribution of dual-use goods. Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said Russian air defenses shot down 105 drones headed for the capital overnight, and Russian Telegram channels reported explosions and air defense activity in several districts around Moscow. The strike is part of a broader campaign against Wildberries' logistics network. Reuters reports that at least 20 of the company's logistics centers have now been targeted by Ukrainian drones, with some facilities completely destroyed by fire. Wildberries has lost roughly 1.18 million square meters of warehouse space in total. Russian outlet Agentstvo, citing a source close to the Kremlin, reported that Wildberries' turnover has fallen by about a quarter amid the loss of logistics capacity, and that Russia could see a wave of bankruptcies among sellers who lost inventory stored at the targeted facilities. What began as strikes on military-linked targets has increasingly disrupted Russia's civilian e-commerce sector, where millions of ordinary shoppers rely on Wildberries for everyday goods.