On the night of July 18, Ukrainian drones attacked multiple…
On the night of July 18, Ukrainian drones attacked multiple logistics centers of Wildberries in Russia, including locations in Kотовск (Tambov Oblast) and Elektrostal (Moscow Oblast), resulting in significant casualties and damage. Additional attacks targeted oil depots, civilian infrastructure, and other facilities across several regions, with reports of fatalities, injuries, fires, and widespread disruption.
Consensus
- Ukrainian drones attacked logistics centers of Wildberries in multiple Russian regions on the night of July 18.
- The attacks caused fires at or near the targeted facilities.
- Multiple regional governors reported casualties, including fatalities and injuries.
- Wildberries' founder, Tatyana Kim, expressed condolences and promised support to victims' families and injured employees.
- Russian air defense forces claimed to have shot down a large number of drones over various regions.
Points of divergence
- The attacks occurred on the night of July 24, targeting warehouses in Shushary (St. Petersburg) and 'Utkina Zavod' industrial zone (Leningrad Oblast). — meduza
- There were fatalities and injuries in multiple regions including Belgorod, Crimea, Bashkortostan, Ulyanovsk, Voronezh, and Kazan; one child died in a fire caused by a drone crash near Voronezh. — tg_sotavisionmedia
- The attacks included an oil depot in Armavir and two Wildberries warehouses in Krasnodar and Nevinnomyssk, with one fatality reported in Armavir and ten injured at the Krasnodar warehouse. — mediazona
- Attacks targeted logistics centers in Kolledino (Podolsk), 'Yuzhnye Vorota' near Belye Stolby, and an oil depot in Lvovsky (Podolsk). Six people were injured with blast injuries. — tvrain
- Seven employees died at the Wildberries warehouse in Kотовск; 24 were injured. In Elektrostal, over 50 people were injured and one person died. A residential building in Vladimir was hit. — kommersant
- Eight people died (four men, three women) and 86 were injured across the attacks; a drone fragment hit a kindergarten in Elektrostal. — vesti
- Seven people died at the Kотовск warehouse; 25 were injured. In Elektrostal: one death, 37 injured. Ukrainian President Zelensky claimed the warehouses supplied components for drone production. — thebell
- The attacks caused casualties in multiple regions including Vladimir (no injuries reported), and a fire at an oil depot in Noginsk; 379 drones were shot down by Russian air defenses. — novaya_eu
Coverage (19 sources)
- Warehouses of Wildberries are burning in St. Petersburg and the Leningrad region; Ukrainian forces launch new strikes on company logistics centers — Meduza
- Drone strikes by Ukraine affected approximately 10% of Wildberries warehouse areas — Meduza
- Drones attacked oil and gas facilities and Wildberries warehouses in Russia; casualties reported — SOTAvision
- Ukraine Attacks Wildberries Warehouses for the Second Time This Week; Major Fires on Krasnodar and Stavropol Territorial — Meduza
- Ukrainian drones attacked oil depot in Armavir and two Wildberries warehouses in southern Russia — Медиазона
- Ukrainian drones attacked two Wildberries warehouses in Krasnodar and Stavropol Krai; fires started, injuries reported — Meduza
- Drones attacked residential homes and Wildberries warehouses in the Moscow region. There are casualties. — SOTAvision
- Ukrainian drones attacked Moscow region, at least six people injured — Дождь
- Drones attacked residential homes and Wildberries warehouses in the Moscow region; there are casualties — SOTAvision
- Only to Watch as Goods Burn: After Ukrainian Strikes on Wildberries Warehouses, Thousands of Businesses Face Bankruptcy — Meduza
- Main news for the weekend of July 18-19 — Коммерсантъ
- A Normal Weekend in Elektrostal: How the City Lived While a Wildberries Warehouse Burned After Ukrainian Strikes — Meduza
- Eight dead and more than 80 wounded: latest data on attacks by Ukrainian Armed Forces — Вести
- Ukrainian drones strike Wildberries warehouses in Moscow region and Tambov region — The Bell
- Ukrainian strike on Wildberries: Photos and video. Smoke over Moscow region after attack on Russia's largest Wildberries warehouse — Meduza
- Ukrainian drones attacked Wildberries warehouses in Tambov and Moscow regions, seven people killed — Медиазона
- Seven people killed and 50 injured during Ukraine's strike on Russia; oil depot and Wildberries warehouses targeted — Новая газета Европа
- What happened this night: Saturday, July 18 — Интерфакс
- Ukrainian drones attacked Wildberries warehouses in two Russian regions; seven employees killed in Tambov, over 20 injured in Moscow region — Meduza
Key entities
- Wildberries
- Moscow Oblast
- Electrostali
- Tambov Oblast
- Russia
- Kovotaska
- Moscow
- Krasnodar
- Stavropol Krai
- Noginsk
- Nevinnomyssk
- Ukraine
- Evgeny Pervyshov
- Sergei Sobyanin
- Tatyana Kim
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