🔥 Trending Wildberries Warehouse Fire in Moscow: Drone Attack Suspected

On August 16, 2026, a large Wildberries warehouse in Koledino, Moscow Oblast, was engulfed in flames following a Ukrainian drone attack ⁴⁵⁷. This incident is part of a series of Ukrainian strikes targeting Wildberries facilities across Russia over the past month ⁵.

Details of the Attack

The fire at the Koledino warehouse, which is described as the largest Wildberries warehouse, was a significant event ⁶. Videos geolocated by CNN confirmed the blaze ⁵. The regional governor attributed the fire to a Ukrainian drone attack ⁴.

This attack was not isolated. On the same day, another large logistics facility, the "Severnoye Domodedovo" multimodal logistics complex, also caught fire in the Moscow region ⁶. Moscow Mayor Sergey Sobyanin stated that 370 Ukrainian drones were launched at Moscow Oblast, with 64 intercepted on approach to Moscow itself ³.

Previous Incidents Involving Wildberries

This recent event follows earlier attacks on Wildberries infrastructure:

• July 18, 2026: Wildberries facilities in Tambov, Tambov Oblast, and Elektrostal, Moscow Oblast, were struck. Online videos showed these warehouses on fire, and eyewitnesses reported chaotic evacuations ¹. These attacks resulted in eight deaths and 37 injuries ³.
• Cyberattacks: The Ukrainian cyber community Cyber Corps has also carried out cyberattacks against the Russian marketplace Wildberries, disrupting its operations ⁸.

Background on Wildberries

Wildberries is a major Russian e-commerce giant. The company has faced various challenges and controversies in recent years:

• September 18, 2024: A group of individuals clashed in Moscow, leading to a shootout that resulted in two deaths. Wildberries founder Tatyana Bakalchuk was briefly arrested on a murder charge, which was later dropped ².
• April 2025: A video surfaced suggesting that "hundreds of North Koreans" were working in a Wildberries warehouse in Russia ².