Ukraine

...the fires destroyed thousands, or even tens of thousands, of items belonging to sellers who work through Wildberries, Russia’s largest online retailer. Very rough, preliminary estimates put the damage at more than 50 billion rubles. Up to 15% of the company’s total warehouse space may have been affected...

Social media users have pointed out that Wildberries does in fact sell war-related goods, including body armor, combat helmets, camouflage uniforms, and fiber-optic cable for drones...

The Kotovsk warehouse opened in late May 2025 and plays an important role in regional logistics. The center can store up to 54 million items. At the opening, Kim said:

"Building a logistics center in Tambov Oblast will help optimize existing routes, significantly reduce costs and transit times for transportation, storage, and delivery of goods. In addition, having a logistics center will help local entrepreneurs develop small and medium-sized businesses by giving them the ability to store, distribute, and ship goods to other cities."

...In early July, Wildberries added a clause to its seller agreement exempting the company from any liability in the event of a drone attack. The amendment took effect on July 7 — 11 days before Ukraine’s strike on the warehouses...

"Today it wasn’t just goods that burned. Another illusion burned — that someone would protect entrepreneurs. The rules are changing. The risks are being shifted onto us. The losses are becoming ours too. It’s only going to get worse. Something urgently needs to change, radically."