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The attacks began on a July weekend<\/a> 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 the convenience of online shopping across the breadth of Russia.<\/p>\n

Ukraine’s drones have pummeled<\/a> the giant depots belonging to Wildberries, Russia\u2019s biggest online retailer, burning billions of dollars\u2019 worth of merchandise and bringing the war home to the broad public.<\/p>\n

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