A man was detained over a video showing a drone attack on a…
A man was detained over a video showing a drone attack on a Wildberries warehouse near St. Petersburg.
Consensus
- A man from Saint Petersburg was detained on August 1 for filming and sharing video of a drone attack on Wildberries warehouses.
- The drone attack occurred on July 24 and targeted warehouses in Saint Petersburg and Leningrad Oblast.
- The video showed the aftermath of the attack, including fires at two warehouses.
- The man was charged under Part 1 of Article 8-6-3 of the Saint Petersburg Law 273-70 for failing to comply with regulatory requirements set by the governor.
- The penalty for the first offense is a fine of 4,000 rubles.
- Three people were injured in the attack, according to official data.
- The attack caused significant damage to goods, with around 1,500 sellers affected in Leningrad Oblast.
- The video was posted on Instagram, which is banned in Russia.
- If the video had included identifiable elements of Russia's air defense systems tied to location, the man could have faced criminal charges for treason.
Points of divergence
- The man has lived in Saint Petersburg for about 20 years and is an individual entrepreneur who sells goods on Wildberries, having sold around 3,500 items over four and a half years. — fontanka
- The man was born in 1995, and he admitted guilt during questioning. — vesti
- The video was shared on Instagram and picked up by popular pro-Ukrainian channels. — kommersant
- The fire at the 'Utkina Zavod' logistics complex in Novosaratovka was fully extinguished only by the evening of July 27. — kommersant
- The Investigative Committee opened a criminal case for terrorism. — kommersant
- The man could face criminal liability for treason if the video contained information about air defense systems with geographic references. — fontanka
- Wildberries is searching for warehouse space in Kazakhstan and is prepared to occupy all available capacity in the country. — kommersant
Coverage (3 sources)
- In St. Petersburg, a Wildberries seller showed the consequences of a drone attack on warehouses and received a protocol — Фонтанка
- Resident of St. Petersburg detained for filming drone attack on Wildberries warehouses — Вести
- Man detained over video of drone attack on Wildberries warehouse in St. Petersburg — Коммерсантъ