Tatyana Kim, the company\u2019s founder and richest woman in Russia, said it was a \u201cterrible night\u201d and promised that Wildberries would provide \u201call necessary support\u201d to the injured and families of the deceased.<\/p>\n
Alexander Kots, an influential Russian war correspondent, said: \u201cDestroying a hub means increasing delivery times\u2026 and provoking a wave of returns and complaints. The calculation is precisely this: to make the average person\u2026 start looking for culprits within the country.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe seller receives zero compensation and gets angry, not at Kyiv, but at the marketplace, the government and their neighbour.\u201d<\/p>\n
Other Russian war bloggers blamed the government for failing to provide air defences. Alex Parker Returns, a Russian Telegram channel, said it proved the need for mass mobilisation after parliamentary elections in September.<\/p>\n
Putin \u2018counts on\u2019 shareholders\u2019 loyalty<\/p>\n
Russian soldiers can purchase drone equipment from Wildberries, but Mr Zelensky did not specify whether the depots were part of Moscow\u2019s formal military logistics network.<\/p>\n
\u201cWildberries itself\u00a0does not play a significant role in Russia\u2019s war effort,\u201d said Pytor Mironenko, co-founder of The Bell, a newsletter focused on Russia\u2019s economy.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThat main exception is, like any major retail platform, it is used by private citizens to buy body armour, tactical gear and other supplies that volunteers send to the front.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cIts shareholders, however, belong\u00a0to the circle of businessmen whose financial support and political loyalty Vladimir Putin can count on.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Ukrainian drone attack also targeted an oil depot in the city of Noginsk a few miles north of the Elektrostal warehouse, causing another large fire.<\/p>\n