Russian online retailer Ozon warehouse in Orenburg region hit in drone attack, governor says

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Russian online retailer Ozon warehouse in Orenburg region hit in drone attack, governor says

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Ukrainian drones kill several, hit warehouse of Russian online retailer Ozon
Smoke rises from an Ozon warehouse following a Ukrainian drone attack, in the course of the Russia-Ukraine conflict, in Chapayevsk, Samara region, Russia, August 22, 2026, in this screen grab taken from a social media video. Social Media/via REUTERS THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES. NEWS USE ONLY. VERIFICATION: – Building, structures, road layout and terrain matched archive and satellite imagery. – Date confirmed by governor of Russia’s Samara region saying that Ukrainian drones had hit an industrial facility and a warehouse belonging to Ozon. – Ozon said in a statement on Telegram that work at its Samara region logistics center in the town of Chapayevsk had been halted after the strike. – No older versions of the video found posted online before August 22.

Aug 23 (Reuters) – The governor of Russia’s Orenburg region said on Sunday ‌that two industrial facilities were hit ‌by drone debris, including a warehouse owned by ​Ozon, a major Russian online retailer.

Governor Yevgeny Solntsev said that the Russian defence ministry had repelled six drones over the region, ‌adding that ⁠no one had been injured. He did not name the second ⁠damaged facility.

Ozon, Russia’s second-largest online retailer, said in a statement on Telegram that ​the company ​had evacuated more ​than 300 people and ‌that work at its Orenburg region logistics centre had been halted.

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On Saturday, Ukrainian drones hit an Ozon logistics centre in Russia’s Samara region in a strike ‌which was the first on ​Ozon. The strike follows ​weeks of ​drone attacks targeting its larger ‌rival Wildberries, which Ukraine ​has cast ​as part of a wider campaign against economic infrastructure underpinning the Russian war ​in ‌Ukraine.

Russia’s defence ministry said it downed 328 ​Ukrainian drones overnight.

(Reporting by Reuters; ​Editing by Emelia Sithole-Matarise)