Over 13.5M books destroyed in Wildberries drone attacks
RBC: More than 13.5 million books were destroyed as a result of attacks on Wildberries warehouses.
Consensus
- More than 13.5 million books were lost at Wildberries warehouses.
- The attacks were carried out by Ukrainian drones.
- The book market was significantly affected, with sales on Wildberries accounting for about 30% of the market.
- Some of the destroyed books included children's textbooks.
- The losses are expected to increase as not all data has been collected yet.
- Wildberries has changed its logistics strategy and introduced insurance for goods against drone attacks.
- Some publishers are reducing inventory on Wildberries due to the risk of further attacks.
- The attacks occurred across multiple Russian regions, including Moscow Oblast, St. Petersburg, Krasnodar, Crimea, Volgograd, Yekaterinburg, Udmurtia, and Leningrad Oblast.
Points of divergence
- Over 11 million books were destroyed at Wildberries warehouses, including part of the print run of Margarita Simonyan's book 'In the Beginning Was the Word — at the End Will Be the Number'. — tg_republicmag
- The president of the Association of Book Distributors (ASKR) stated that losses may increase further because not all publishers and members have provided data. — fontanka
- The president of ASKR stated that the losses will be even greater because not all publishers and members of the organization have provided data. — vesti
- Alexei Ilyin, CEO of Alpina Publishing House, estimated losses at 174,000 copies, with final figures expected by late September. — fontanka
- Boris Kuznetsov, head of Rosman Publishing, predicted a price increase of 5–15% due to the shift to FBS (Fulfillment by Seller). — vesti
- Ramile Faschutdinov, editor-in-chief of Bombra Publishing, said the company is avoiding large inventories on Wildberries due to attack risks and increasing offline presence. — vesti
- The book by Margarita Simonyan, a 46-year-old Russian propagandist, was included in the 'Big Book' award list and reached the final, potentially winning a major literary prize. — tg_republicmag
Coverage (3 sources)
- According to "Vedomosti", more than 11 million books were destroyed at Wildberries warehouses, among which part of the edition of... burned — Republic
- RBC: In the result of attacks on Wildberries warehouses more than 13.5 million books were destroyed — Фонтанка
- Participants of the book market told about the consequences of attacks on WB warehouses — Вести
Key entities
- Wildberries
- RBC
- The Authorities
- ASCR
- Svetlana Zorina
- Moscow
- Margarita Simonian
- Ukraine (VSU)
- WB
- Radio RBK
- Armed Forces