Ukrainian Drone Swarm Attack Obliterates Wildberries' Largest Warehouse Near Moscow

Ukraine launched one of its largest kamikaze drone attacks of the war against Russia on Sunday, with Russia's Defense Ministry saying air defenses intercepted 822 Ukrainian drones overnight, including roughly 600 headed toward Moscow.

Ukrainian long-range missiles and drone swarms have targeted high-value military assets and oil and gas infrastructure deep inside Russia this year, with Ukraine stepping up its latest attacks on logistical networks, such as Russia's version of Amazon, called Wildberries.

🔥 Ukraine has taken 7 of Wildberries’ 10 largest logistics hubs out of operation.

On Sunday night, following a large-scale drone attack on the Moscow region, the company’s logistics hub at the Koledino industrial park also ceased operations, alongside the warehouse in… pic.twitter.com/WzqpwdEf5W

— Defense of Ukraine (@DefenceU) August 16, 2026

Another Wildberries logistics warehouse was struck on Sunday, this time near Moscow. That brings the total to 20 of the e-commerce giant's warehouses across Russia that have been targeted by Ukraine since mid-July.

Breaking news Telegram channel Astra reported that the latest Wildberries warehouse to be attacked is in Podolsk, Moscow Region, and is the "largest" warehouse owned by the e-commerce giant.

BREAKING:

Ukrainian long-range drones just obliterated the largest Wildberries logistics center in all of Russia.

A massive fire has engulfed the entire 250 000 sqm logistics center in Koledino in the Moscow region. 13 000 people were employed there. pic.twitter.com/KEwfGqMJnR

— Visegrád 24 (@visegrad24) August 16, 2026

For context, Wildberries is Russia's largest online retailer and a critical national distribution network, with roughly 98,000 pickup points supporting tens of thousands of merchants.

The latest figures suggest that, as of Aug. 7, excluding the warehouse in Podolsk, Wildberries had 20 facilities and more than 1.18 million square meters of warehouse space, equivalent to over one-fifth of its capacity, taken offline by drone attacks. 

WILDBERRIES BINGO 👌 pic.twitter.com/iISjd3GyVB

— MAKS 26 🇺🇦👀 (@Maks_NAFO_FELLA) August 16, 2026

The resulting inventory losses and delivery disruptions have sparked concerns about seller bankruptcies, inflation and potential state support.

Wildberries and another Russian e-commerce platform, Ozon, together sell goods and services worth 8.5% of Russia's gross domestic product. They provide jobs for 4 million people, or more than 5% of the country's workforce.

Breaking on Saturday:

• Ukraine Hits Key Russian Space Facility With Flamingo Cruise Missiles

Previous Wildberries reporting:

• Wildberries - Russia's Amazon - Has Seen Four Major Hubs Attacked In Quick Succession
• Yet Another Wildberries Facility - Russia's Amazon - Goes Up In Flames After Ukraine Drone Strike

Meanwhile, Ukrainian forces continued striking Russian military assets and energy infrastructure in occupied Crimea. Russia retaliated overnight with strikes on Kyiv, targeting what Moscow described as facilities supporting Ukraine's military.

Neither side has demonstrated an ability to shut down the other's expanding long-range strike campaign. Kyiv's attacks on Russia show that targeting is shifting to logistics and economic infrastructure, while Moscow continues targeting Ukraine's defense-industrial base.