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Ukraine takes aim at Russia’s economy and morale by attacking online retailer

Smoke rises following a Ukrainian drone attack on a warehouse for online retailer Wildberries in St. Petersburg, Russia on Friday, July 24, 2026, with St. Isaac’s Cathedral seen in foreground. (UGC via AP, File) In this photo released by the Roscongress Foundation, Tatyana Kim, the…

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Smoke rises following a Ukrainian drone attack on a warehouse for online retailer Wildberries in St. Petersburg, Russia on Friday, July 24, 2026, with St. Isaac’s Cathedral seen in foreground. (UGC via AP, File)

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In this photo released by the Roscongress Foundation, Tatyana Kim, the owner of online retailer Wildberries, speaks on the sidelines of the Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok, Russia, on Saturday, Sept. 6, 2025. (Alexey Aleksandronok/Roscongress Foundation via AP)

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Smoke rises following a Ukrainian drone strike on a warehouse belonging to online retailer Wildberries, in St. Petersburg, Russia, on Friday, July 24, 2026. (UGC via AP, File)

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A man carrying a package leaves a pickup point for online retailer Wildberries in Moscow on Wednesday, July 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko, File)

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A billboard advertising 10% off an order from online retailer Wildberries looms over a main street in Moscow, Russia, late Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)

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The attacks began on a July weekend and have continued for a month, stretching from Moscow and St. Petersburg, to cities in the south, and eastward to the Ural Mountains. The targets weren’t oil refineries, maritime hubs or arms plants hit by other Ukrainian strikes, but warehouses that bring…

Original source: https://apnews.com/business

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