Russian online retailer Ozon warehouse in Orenburg region hit in drone attack, governor says
More than 300 employees were evacuated and deliveries were suspended after the fire, while Ozon said goods were removed from marketplace listings.
- On Sunday, August 23, 2026, Ukrainian drones struck an Ozon warehouse and another industrial site in Russia's Orenburg region, Governor Yevgeny Solntsev confirmed, with debris causing damage despite defense forces repelling six drones.
- This strike follows weeks of Ukrainian drone campaigns targeting Russian economic infrastructure, including recent attacks on retailer Wildberries and an Ozon logistics centre in Samara region on Saturday.
- Ozon evacuated more than 300 people and halted operations at the facility, which represents a $48 million investment spanning approximately 40,000 square meters with capacity for more than 31 million goods.
- Debris ignited a fire at the complex, which Emergency Situations Ministry personnel quickly extinguished, according to Orenburg Mayor Albert Yumadilov; Russia's Defense Ministry reported downing 328 Ukrainian drones overnight.
- The attack disrupts a key logistics hub designed to accommodate more than 31 million goods and support more than 1,000 jobs, forcing the retailer to suspend deliveries and remove goods from marketplace listings.
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Local authorities reported an air strike in the early morning, while Russian and Ukrainian media indicated that facilities in Ozon and the DNS household appliances network were among the targets. The Russian Ministry of Defense reported the downing of 313 drones.
Ukrainian forces reportedly strike Ozon warehouse, sites across Rostov Oblast in mass attack on southern Russia
نُشر هذا المقال أولاً عبر Cedarnews.net. لمتابعة المزيد من الأخبار والتقارير الحصرية، زورونا على موقعنا. Ukrainian forces reportedly strike Ozon warehouse, sites across Rostov Oblast in mass attack on southern Russia. Ozon is the next economic pressure point. تم نشر هذا الخبر عبر موقع Cedarnews الإخباري. للاطلاع على مزيد من الأخبار العاجلة والتقارير الحصرية، زوروا موقعنا الرسمي.
According to the authorities there, at least seven people have been injured in a wave of Ukrainian air strikes in the Rostov region of southern Russia.
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The DNS warehouse covered the fire, but the workers were evacuated, claimed by Russian media.
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