Wildberries warehouse in Yekaterinburg hit by drones, nearly 2,000 kilometers from Ukraine front line

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Wildberries warehouse in Yekaterinburg hit by drones, nearly 2,000 kilometers from Ukraine front line
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Clouds of smoke can be seen rising around the warehouse near Yekaterinburg, Russia's fourth-largest city, on Friday. The company confirmed fires at the site, but said employees had been evacuated.

According to regional authorities, most of the attacking drones were shot down. The fires may therefore have been started by debris. The damage appears to be less than in several previous attacks on Wildberries. In those cases, several warehouses - some covering hundreds of thousands of square meters - were completely destroyed, writes the news agency AP.

According to Ukraine, Wildberries distributes many goods used in Russia's war effort, including military-style equipment.

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