Putin Orders Government to Help Rebuild Warehouse Destroyed in Ukrainian Attacks
The order follows drone strikes on at least two dozen Wildberries warehouses since July 18, which destroyed a large chunk of storage capacity.
- Russia is experiencing worsening fuel shortages, with gas station availability dropping from 41% to 28.1% nationwide in August, causing long lines and sales limits in several regions including Volga and central areas.
- The government, including Deputy Premier Alexander Novak and the Energy Ministry, is holding frequent meetings with industry leaders to address fuel supply problems through measures such as purchase limits and alternate-day buying in many regions.
- Oil refinery shutdowns, Ukrainian drone attacks on energy infrastructure, and decreased gas production to about 65% of average consumption have led to ongoing fuel supply issues in Russia.
- President Vladimir Putin ordered the government to rebuild commercial warehouses damaged by Ukrainian drone attacks, emphasizing restoration with technological upgrades and noting the damage did not cause critical consequences.
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Russia's Putin orders government to help rebuild warehouses destroyed in Ukrainian attacks
Putin said the economy was growing modestly despite external pressure, a reference to Western sanctions, and despite Ukrainian attacks on industrial and infrastructure facilities.
Putin Orders Modernization of Damaged Facilities as Russia’s Economy Absorbs Wave of Drone Attacks
President Vladimir Putin has ordered the reconstruction of damaged facilities at a fundamentally new technological level. Over the past month, Wildberries logistics facilities in several Russian regions have come under drone attacks. Putin instructed the government to introduce a programme for reconstructing damaged warehouses, stressing the need to modernise and substantially upgrade them. His remarks were reported by the Kremlin press service.…
At the same time, however, Kiev points out that seven of Wildberries' ten major logistics centers have been put out of operation following daily Ukrainian attacks.
The Ukrainian drone attacks, which initially targeted Russian refineries, then Wildberry depots and Black Sea and Azov ports, did not have "critical consequences for Russia," considers President Vladimir Putin.
Russian President Vladimir Putin today called for the restoration of the logistics infrastructure damaged by the Ukrainian attacks, but he downplayed the impact of that damage.
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