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Ukrainian drones struck Wildberries warehouses and other facilities in three Russian regions overnight into Tuesday. The strikes killed five people and injured at least 10 others in the Moscow region, Russian officials said.
Two more Wildberries sites were hit in the Leningrad and Tver regions, officials said.
A drone attack set a warehouse ablaze in the Novoselki industrial zone in the Chekhov municipal district, Moscow region Gov. Andrei Vorobyov said on Telegram.
Crews have put out the fire, he said. The strike also damaged a power substation and an administrative building, Vorobyov said.
"Unfortunately, there are dead and injured," Vorobyov said. He initially reported five deaths and six injuries. He later updated the toll to five deaths and 10 injuries. Six of the injured went to a hospital in Chekhov. Two went to medical facilities in Serpukhov and Podolsk. Two others declined hospitalization after an examination, Vorobyov said.
Seven of the injured are in moderate condition, Vorobyov said. One is in serious condition. Doctors are treating shrapnel wounds, blast injuries, fractures and soft-tissue and chest injuries, he said.
Mikhail Sobakin, head of the Chekhov municipal district, separately confirmed deaths and injuries in the district. He offered condolences to victims' families and urged residents to stay calm and report drone debris to emergency services.
Debris from a separate drone also damaged a private home and a car in the village of Solnyshkovo, Vorobyov said. No one was hurt there, and crews put out the resulting fire, he said.
Reuters reported that Ukrainian drones struck three warehouses across Russia overnight, including two run by Wildberries, and that the Moscow region attack killed five people.
A Ukrainian channel on Telegram, Exilenova+, said a drone aimed at the Wildberries logistics center in Novoselki missed the facility and hit a nearby parking lot instead.
Drones also struck a Wildberries distribution center in Krasny Bor, in Russia's Leningrad region, near St. Petersburg. Leningrad region Gov. Alexander Drozdenko announced on Telegram that air defenses intercepted 17 drones after authorities declared an airspace hazard at 1:06 a.m. GMT.
He said one person was injured in the broader attack on the region.
Wildberries confirmed the Krasny Bor fire on its Telegram channel. "A fire broke out at the company's logistics facility in Krasny Bor, Leningrad region, following an attack. Fire crews are working at the scene," the company said.
It said crews evacuated the facility in advance and that there were no preliminary reports of casualties. The company said it had temporarily limited incoming deliveries and redirected them to other facilities.
The Ukrainian Telegram channel Exilenova+ described the Krasny Bor center as a 154,000-square-meter distribution hub. It called the site the last of Wildberries' key logistics centers in the Leningrad region.
Russian foreign ministry envoy Rodion Miroshnik told the state news agency TASS that 10 Wildberries employees have been injured over the past week in Ukrainian strikes on warehouses.
A Wildberries warehouse in the Emmaus settlement of the Kalininsky district, in Russia's Tver region, sustained a partially damaged wall. Debris from an intercepted drone caused the damage, acting regional Gov. Vitaly Korolyov announced in a statement.
No workers were hurt, and emergency crews responded to the scene, he said.
The attacks add to a string of recent strikes on Wildberries facilities.
Wildberries, often described as Russia's answer to Amazon, is a linchpin of the country's consumer economy. Kyiv has targeted more than a dozen Wildberries sites since July 18.
Kyiv describes the campaign as an effort to bring the war home to ordinary Russians.
Wildberries founder and CEO Tatyana Kim has called the attacks "acts of terrorism."
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