Wildberries warehouse near Moscow burns after drone attack, orders lost
Photo: Russian emergency crews battle fire after the attack (Russian media)
The morning in the Moscow region began with a massive fire that was visible from dozens of kilometers away. It was later confirmed that a Wildberries warehouse was on fire, according to Moscow Region Governor Andrey Vorobyov and Russian Telegram channels.
Vorobyov confirmed that a Wildberries warehouse was hit during the drone attack.
According to him, 24 people were injured in the strikes across the Moscow region, some of them "are in serious condition."
The OSINT project ASTRA geolocated the fire using eyewitness videos and confirmed that the blaze engulfed the Wildberries warehouse complex in Elektrostal.
#Wildberries warehouse near #Moscow burns after drone attack, orders lost pic.twitter.com/hVAsvpMu5l
— RBC-Ukraine (@NewsUkraineRBC) July 18, 2026
A Wildberries warehouse in Elektrostal is on fire after a Ukrainian drone attack (OSINT analyst ASTRA).
The Ukrainian monitoring Telegram channel Exilenova+ also published footage from the scene. The videos show a massive fire and a thick column of black smoke.
The scale of the fire at the logistics hub in the Moscow region following the drone attack. pic.twitter.com/5TCBNQPJ22
— RBC-Ukraine (@NewsUkraineRBC) July 18, 2026
At the same time, the Telegram channel ChTD reported that smoke from the fire at the Wildberries warehouse in Elektrostal, as well as from the oil depot in Noginsk near Moscow, was visible from dozens of kilometers away.
Smoke from the fires at the oil depot in Noginsk near Moscow and the Wildberries warehouse in Elektrostal
Smoke from the fires at the oil depot in Noginsk near Moscow and the Wildberries warehouse in Elektrostal
Wildberries is Russia's largest online marketplace. Its owners have been under sanctions imposed by Ukraine's National Security and Defense Council (NSDC) since 2021.
Footage of drone strikes on the Wildberries warehouse in the Moscow region
Footage of drone strikes on the Wildberries warehouse in the Moscow region pic.twitter.com/bQSAmFTTnl
— RBC-Ukraine (@NewsUkraineRBC) July 18, 2026
Video shows drones hitting the #Wildberries warehouse near Moscow. pic.twitter.com/fcYtKNeQ6e
— RBC-Ukraine (@NewsUkraineRBC) July 18, 2026
Wildberries warehouse was on fire
According to Russian media, the company does not plan to compensate sellers for goods stored at the warehouses hit in the attack. Wildberries says that falling drones and drone debris constitute force majeure, which exempts the company from liability.
During the night of July 18, drones struck several facilities in the Moscow region.
In addition to the Wildberries warehouse in Elektrostal, an oil depot in Noginsk was also hit. Explosions were also reported in Tver and Vladimir.
