Ukrainian drone attacks kill 3 as fire destroys Wildberries warehouse

Tambov Governor Yevgeny Pervyshov says Wildberries ‌logistics centre “completely ​destroyed by fire”.Published On 26 Aug 202626 Aug 2026Separate Ukrainian drone strikes across Russia have killed at least three people, while another attack triggered a massive blaze at a warehouse belonging to Russian e-commerce giant Wildberries in the Tambov region.Tambov Governor Yevgeny Pervyshov said on Wednesday that the ‌logistics centre was “completely destroyed by fire”. He said earlier that about 100,000 square metres (1.1 million square feet) of the facility were set ablaze, the equivalent of 14 football pitches.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3UK to help Ukraine build Storm Shadow long-range missiles: Why it matterslist 2 of 3Russia to seize poorly protected infrastructure amid Ukraine drone attackslist 3 of 3Trump threatens Iran’s partners: How do secondary sanctions work?end of listOne person was injured in the strike, he wrote on the Telegram messaging app. He did not say if the fire had been extinguished.The overnight strike targeted the Wildberries logistics centre in Kotovsk, about 500 kilometres (310 miles) southeast of Moscow.Another industrial facility in the Nizhny ...