Ukrainian Drones Strike Voronezh Warehouse Again
Overnight drone attack triggers massive fires at two logistics facilities in Voronezh Oblast. This marks the second attack on the Russian company's warehouses in less than a week.
Overnight drone attack triggers massive fires at two logistics facilities in Voronezh Oblast. This marks the second attack on the Russian company's warehouses in less than a week.
Ukrainian drones attacked the Wildberries logistics complex in Russia's Voronezh Oblast overnight into Monday, August 11, 2026, killing one person and injuring two others. The attack triggered large fires at two warehouses, local officials confirmed.
Voronezh Oblast Governor Alexander Gusev reported that in the Novousmansky district, a 49-year-old man sustained injuries from "falling debris" and later died in the hospital. Two people were injured, and according to initial reports from the Telegram channel Ateobreaking, the fire broke out at the logistics complex in the village of Alexandrovka.
Governor Gusev reported via his channel on the Max platform the scale of the fires that broke out at two warehouses of a major company, without naming it directly. "At one facility, the fire has been contained over an area of 16,000 square meters, while at another, firefighters are battling the blaze over 20,000 square meters. Emergency services are on the ground," Gusev wrote, as reported by the Russian state agency TASS.
Although the governor did not specify which company was involved, independent Russian media Astra and Ukrainian Telegram channels reported that the target was indeed the logistics center of Wildberries, Russia's largest online retailer. Published video footage shows a massive fire at the warehouse. Wildberries' press service confirmed to Meduza that "the company's logistics facilities in Voronezh Oblast were evacuated in accordance with safety requirements."
Commander of the Ukrainian Unmanned Systems Forces, Robert "Madjar" Brovdi, confirmed responsibility for the attack, using a sarcastic tone. He stated that "kinetic sand of increased flammability" was delivered to the site and that the facility "burned down on the job." Brovdi added: "The last shipment, out of the chat. The irony of fate for a quartermaster of the special military operation: kinetic sand of increased flammability as the last shipment was delivered by a freedom-loving Ukrainian bird to the new logistics hub of the wild berry Wildberries in Voronezh."
This is the second time in less than a week that Ukrainian drones have targeted Wildberries warehouses. According to a report from the Telegram channel MilInfoLive, on August 7, three Ukrainian drones landed on the roof of a logistics center in Yekaterinburg, in Sverdlovsk Oblast. Governor Denis Pasler then stated that people were evacuated and there were no injuries.
The attack on Voronezh, a city located approximately 270 kilometers northeast of Ukraine's Kharkiv, underscores the continued ability of Ukrainian forces to reach targets deep within Russian territory, targeting key logistics infrastructure. According to Commander Brovdi, the targets were not just Wildberries warehouses – Ukrainian forces struck a total of 43 locations during the same night, including military and energy facilities in temporarily occupied Crimea and southern Ukraine. Among the destroyed targets, Brovdi listed a Buk-M3 air defense missile system, logistics and ammunition depots, and energy hubs in Berdiansk, Mariupol, and other settlements. Additionally, he reported hitting a dry cargo ship from Russia's "shadow fleet" in the Black Sea.
Earlier, Brovdi emphasized that attacks on Wildberries logistics centers aim to make ordinary Russians feel the consequences of the war, and that they will not stop until the rapid restoration of the network becomes impossible. He also noted that Russia is seeking to increase the number of ballistic missiles it can fire in a single salvo – up to 200.
