Russia's Wildberries, target of Ukrainian drone campaign, reports another attack in Urals


MOSCOW, Aug ⁠7 (Reuters) - Russian online retailer Wildberries, the ⁠target of a three-week campaign ‌of near-nightly strikes by Ukrainian drones, said on Friday that another of its logistics hubs ​had caught fire after ⁠an attack in ⁠Yekaterinburg, 1,400 km (870 miles) east of Moscow.

The ⁠blaze ‌was later contained and most of the goods at ⁠the site were not damaged, the ​company ‌said on Telegram. The local governor said ⁠in a ​separate post that eight drones had been shot down over the region ⁠overnight, and three of ​them had crashed onto the roof of a logistics centre.

At least 20 Wildberries ⁠warehouses have been attacked since July 18 as part of a campaign by Ukraine to "bring the war home" ​to ordinary Russians and ⁠raise the cost to Russia of ​continuing the conflict that ‌Moscow launched in February ​2022.

(Reporting by Jekaterīna Golubkova in Tokyo; Editing by Mark Trevelyan)

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