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Ukrainian drone strike sets Wildberries warehouse ablaze in Kotovsk, Tambov Oblast

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ATTACK
Location
Kotovsk, Tambov Oblast, Russia
Actors
Ukraine · Russia
Importance
Standard

A Wildberries logistics warehouse in Kotovsk, Tambov Oblast caught fire after an overnight Ukrainian drone attack into Wednesday Aug. 26, with the fire spreading over 100,000 square metres according to regional Governor Yevgeny Pervyshov.

Ukraine resumed strikes on Russia's Wildberries retail network, which Kyiv accuses of handling military goods. Russian officials said airports in Tambov, Nizhny Novgorod and Yaroslavl temporarily suspended flights during the overnight raid, and two people were killed by a separate drone hit on a house in Lipetsk region (dpa via Interfax). No casualties were reported at the warehouse itself.

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Fire at the Wildberries logistics hub in Kotovsk, Tambov Oblast.

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Further footage of the Wildberries warehouse fire in Kotovsk.

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Wide view of the blaze at the Tambov Oblast Wildberries hub.

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Closer clip of the Wildberries warehouse fire in Kotovsk.

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  • Infrastructure: Best 100000 sq_m · Confidence: Estimated · Evidence: Ukrainian forces resume strikes on Russia's Wildberries amid reported attack in Tambov Oblast, Two dead and warehouse ablaze in Russia after Ukrainian drone strikes · Governor-reported area reached by the fire at the Kotovsk warehouse.

Verification: Probable

Evidence: Ukrainian forces resume strikes on Russia's Wildberries amid reported attack in Tambov Oblast, Two dead and warehouse ablaze in Russia after Ukrainian drone strikes

Fire confirmed by Tambov Oblast Governor Yevgeny Pervyshov via state channels (Interfax/dpa) and independently reported by the Kyiv International with local footage; Ukrainian Armed Forces have not commented.