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Ukrainian Drones Ignite St. Petersburg Warehouses

Ukrainian Drones Ignite St. Petersburg Warehouses

Ukrainian drone strikes sparked a major fire at Wildberries warehouses in St. Petersburg, disrupting flights and marking one of the largest attacks on Russia this year.

Russia said it shot down 571 drones overnight across 15 regions.

The attacks on the sprawling e-commerce facilities, often called 'Russia's Amazon', killed at least six people and forced Wildberries to freeze loan repayments for merchants.

The strikes are part of a campaign to hurt small businesses and bring the war home to Russian citizens.

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Ukraine
Country in Eastern Europe
Russia
Country in Eastern Europe and Northern Asia
Wildberries
Largest Russian online retailer
Saint Petersburg
Federal city and former capital of Russia
Russian Armed Forces
Military forces of the Russian Federation