Wildberries, Sellers Lose Up to 800B Rubles in Drone Attacks
According to her, more than 400,000 sellers were affected by strikes on warehouses, with total losses amounting to 600–700 billion rubles (including lost profits), while the cost of goods ranged from 200 to 300 billion rubles.
Consensus
- The combined losses of Wildberries and its sellers due to Ukrainian drone attacks are estimated at 600 to 800 billion rubles.
- The estimated cost of restoring Wildberries' infrastructure ranges from 147 to 223 billion rubles.
- If full demolition, waste removal, and land reclamation are required, costs could rise to 169–278.9 billion rubles.
- The losses of individual sellers are estimated at 445–507.8 million rubles.
- More than 400,000 sellers were affected by the attacks.
- In July, Vice-Premier Alexander Novak tasked several ministries with preparing support measures by August 10.
- The government did not publicly announce any support measures by the deadline.
- The Central Bank recommended that banks refrain from imposing penalties, early repayment demands, or interest rate hikes on affected borrowers.
- A closed meeting was held in the State Duma on August 12 involving sellers, Wildberries representatives, and regional officials.
- Proposals discussed included freezing loan interest, suspending bankruptcies, and allowing free removal of surviving goods from warehouses.
- The proposals were to be submitted to the government.
- Wildberries stated that inventory checks on damaged sites are still ongoing.
Points of divergence
- Sergey Semko of Data Insight estimated total losses for sellers at up to 507.8 billion rubles. — tg_dwglavnoe
- Sergey Semko's estimate for seller losses is 445–507.8 bil rubles. — novaya_eu
- Sergey Semko's estimate for total losses is 600–800 bil rubles. — meduza
- Wildberries paid small sellers between 2,000 and 30,000 rubles, which covered less than 20% of their losses. — tg_tvrain
- Wildberries considers itself a victim and refers to the attacks as 'force majeure' or 'terrorism'. — thebell
- The State Duma meeting was held on August 12 to discuss support measures. — tg_theinsider
- The State Duma meeting was attended by large sellers, Wildberries representatives, and regional officials. — novaya_eu
- The Central Bank's recommendations were issued on August 10. — meduza
- Sergey Semko believes the Russian government will struggle to quickly implement effective support measures. — tg_dwglavnoe
- The Central Bank's recommendations were not explicitly tied to the Wildberries attacks in the report. — novaya_eu
- The State Duma meeting included proposals to freeze loan interest, suspend bankruptcies, and allow free removal of goods. — tg_theinsider
- The State Duma meeting included a proposal to grant marketplaces the status of responsible custodians of seller goods. — novaya_eu
Coverage (7 sources)
- Wildberries and seller losses could amount to up to 800 billion rubles — DW Главное
- From 600 to 800 billion rubles are estimated as the combined losses of Wildberries and sellers from attacks of Ukrainian drones — The Insider
- Damage to Wildberries and sellers from strikes on warehouses assessed at 600-800 billion rubles. Government has not yet reported on promised support measures — Новая газета Европа
- General losses of Wildberries and sellers from attacks of Ukrainian drones estimated at 600-800 billion rubles — Meduza
- Damage to Wildberries sellers from attacks by Armed Forces of Ukraine exceeded half a trillion rubles — Дождь
- Damage to Wildberries sellers from VU attacks reached 600-700 billion rubles — Forbes — Дождь (Telegram)
- Damage to Wildberries and sellers from attacks on warehouses assessed at 600-800 billion rubles — The Bell
Key entities
- Wildberries
- Forbes
- Data Insight
- Sergey Semko
- Ukrainian Armed Forces
- State Duma
- Alexander Novak
- Ущерб Wildberries
- Маргарита Евстигнеева
- Совокупный ущерб
- АПТЭП