Wildberries suffered extensive damage to its logistics…
Wildberries suffered extensive damage to its logistics infrastructure due to Ukrainian drone attacks starting in mid-July, with over 1.2 million square meters of warehouse space affected and losses estimated at 215–280 billion rubles for sellers. The company began compensating small sellers, but the process remains unclear and large sellers have not yet received payments.
Consensus
- Wildberries' logistics infrastructure was damaged by Ukrainian drone attacks starting in mid-July.
- By 2 August, attacks had been reported from more than ten regions across Russia.
- Approximately 17–22% of Wildberries' warehouse space was damaged, amounting to 893,000–1.15 million square meters.
- The total damage to sellers is estimated at 215–280 million rubles.
- Wildberries began making payments to small sellers, but the calculation method remains unclear.
- Payments to large sellers have not yet been announced.
- Some warehouses have resumed operations.
- At least eight people were killed and dozens injured in the attacks.
Points of divergence
- The largest loss was the 250,000 sq. m warehouse in Elektrostal, which completely burned down. — tg_moscowtimes_ru
- The press service of Wildberries reported that more than 40 million rubles were paid to affected sellers by 28 July, with a second payment on 30 July. — tg_echoonline_news
- The total area of attacked warehouses reached 1.21–1.47 million sq. m, based on Data Insight data. — tg_moscowtimes_ru
- The number of affected sellers is estimated in the hundreds of thousands. — tg_echoonline_news
Coverage (4 sources)
- Damage to Wildberries sellers after drone attacks on warehouses assessed at 215-280 billion rubles — Forbes — Дождь
- Wildberries lost more than 20% of warehouses due to Ukrainian strikes — The Moscow Times
- Damage to Wildberries sellers from attacks on marketplace warehouses could amount to up to 280 billion rubles — Forbes — ЭХО / Новости
- Damage to Wildberries sellers after attacks on warehouses assessed at 215-280 billion rubles — Forbes — Дождь (Telegram)