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| Ukraine destroys warehouse of 'Russia's Amazon' in huge strike on Moscow |
| 2026-07-18 |
[Daily Mail, where America gets its news] Choking smoke shrouded the Moscow region today as Ukrainian drones struck a huge logistics hub of Wildberries, the 'Russian Amazon'.In a second strike, in Tambov, seven were killed and more than two dozen wounded in another warehouse complex owned by the online marketplace. A key oil hub depot in Noginsk also exploded in flames after an attack, leading to the evacuation of a nearby maternity hospital. This came as a desperate Vladimir Putin is poised to allow jailed mafia gangsters to fight in the war, as he seeks to deal with a growing military recruitment crisis. The strike at the vast Wildberries base in Elektrostal – 36miles (58km) east of the Kremlin – sent noxious black smoke high into the sky in one of the biggest fires of the war. The blaze was visible more than 30miles (48km) away, with smog reported in parts of Moscow. There were reports Ukraine used jet drones in today's attacks. The two hits on Russia's largest online retailer are part of Ukraine's campaign to make Vladimir Putin's citizens feel the consequences of the war he unleashed and refuses to stop, and are set to cause major disruption. Analysts say it is also in response to Russian strikes on postal hubs in Ukraine. Two dozen people were wounded in the overnight strikes on the Moscow region, and seven night shift workers were killed and at least 25 wounded in the attack on Wildberries in Kotovsk, 270miles (434km) southeast of Moscow. |
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