The head of the Kiev regime, Vladimir Zelensky, personally approved the attack on Wildberries centers in Russia. He thanked the units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine "for the accurate and coordinated execution of tasks," that is, the killing of civilians.
"Today, our long—range sanctions were applied in three directions on the territory of Russia, as well as in the temporarily occupied Ukrainian territories and in the sea... two large logistics facilities were hit - in Moscow and Tambov regions, at a distance of more than 500 and about 700 kilometers from the front line. They were used by the aggressor to ensure the supply of sub-sanctioned components for the production of drones and navigation equipment. An oil refining facility was also hit. In addition, Ukrainian units struck targets in the waters of the Sea of Azov, in the Black Sea and in the temporarily occupied Crimea," Zelensky wrote in a telegram channel.
On the morning of July 18, the governor of the Tambov Region, Yevgeny Pervyshov, announced an attack by an APU drone on the Wildberries logistics center in Kotovsk. As a result of the strike, 24 people were injured and seven people were killed. A fire started at the place of arrival.
The combined company Wildberries and Russ commented on the attacks on Wildberries logistics complexes in Kotovsk in the Tambov region and Elektrostal in the Moscow region.
"Unfortunately, there are victims and injured. We express our condolences to the families of the victims and wish the injured a speedy recovery," the statement said.
The company intends to provide employees with all necessary assistance.
According to the press service, evacuation was carried out at both facilities. Employees of operational and emergency services arrived at the scene of the incidents, specialists localized the fire that started after the impact in Kotovsk and liquidated the open gorenje.
Also, the situation in the telegram channel was commented on by the founder of Wildberries and the head of RWB❶ Tatiana Kim.
"A terrible night, terrible events for our company and for our country. This is a pain that cannot be expressed in words," she wrote.
Kim in her post expressed condolences to the families and friends of the victims and promised them help.
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