21 July 2026
The drone strike on a Wildberries logistics hub in the Moscow region, where, according to various estimates, goods worth 150-200 billion rubles may have burned, has raised concerns among Russia’s largest food suppliers.
X5 Group, which operates a chain of 30,000 Pyaterochka and Perekrestok supermarkets, as well as the Lenta chain, which has over 5,000 stores in 650 Russian cities, are exploring the possibility of restructuring their logistics operations in response to the drone threat, Bloomberg reports , citing sources among senior managers at these companies.
According to the agency’s sources, the food retailers want to reduce the risk of supply disruptions. To this end, instead of building large logistics hubs of 100,000-200,000 square meters, they intend to rely on a broader network of smaller regional centers of 10,000-30,000 square meters. This will prevent the loss of a single center from disrupting operations, according to one Bloomberg source.
Furthermore, retailers intend to store more inventory with suppliers, picking it up only just before it’s needed. The strategy also includes building distribution centers divided into separate units that are fire- and explosion-resistant, a Bloomberg source said.
Top food retail executives have already contacted the Russian government. And the authorities are aware of their concerns, a Russian official told Bloomberg on condition of anonymity. Systematic attacks on warehouses could harm the Russian economy, as insurance companies are unwilling to cover such risks, increasing the costs of the war, the agency’s source added.
The main question is whether the attack on Wildberries will mark the beginning of a systemic Ukrainian campaign against Russian logistics hubs, notes Ekaterina Vlasova, chief economist for Russia and the CIS at Bloomberg Economics.
The long-term consequences for the Russian economy will be “clearly negative,” she emphasizes: “Companies will have to trade efficiency for sustainability by distributing inventory, expanding warehouse capacity, and increasing security spending.” Additional logistics costs will ultimately translate into consumer prices, Vlasova warns, and this will accelerate inflation, which is already creeping up due to the fuel crisis.
Wildberries, Russia’s largest marketplace, accounting for half of the e-commerce market and selling goods worth 3% of the national GDP, lost its main hub serving Moscow in a drone strike on Saturday. The 250,000-square-meter center in Noginsk, which burned to the ground, handled approximately 7 million items daily. A center in Kotovsk, Tambov Oblast, covering approximately 100,000 square meters, was also hit. As a result, Wildberries lost approximately 10% of its warehouse capacity in one day.
It is not necessary to strike food warehouses. Destroying mafia land’s ability to produce and import fuel suffices to destroy food supplies and everything else.
Besides those stupid nesting dolls, is orcville capable of ANY original ideas? JFC.
…nevermind… doh