Kyrgyzstan Urges Citizens in Russia to Exercise Caution Following Drone Attacks on Wildberries Warehouses

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Drone Attacks on Russia’s Biggest Online Retailer Bring War Home to Middle Class

Traditional retail chains lag far behind — X5 and Magnit have around 2 million square metres apiece, while Mercury Retail Holding, fifth in the retailer rankings, has a third of that.Online marketplaces are racing to blanket the country not just with pick-up points but also with warehouses, since delivery speed and inventory turnover both depend on how quickly cargo can be sorted at distribution hubs and how well that infrastructure is interconnected.

Ukrainian Defense Forces have struck major logistics centers on Russian territory over the past week, including five facilities belonging to Wildberries in the period from Saturday through to Wednesday.