SHE IS RUSSIA’S RICHEST WOMAN. HER BUSINESS EMPIRE IS GOING UP IN FLAMES.

According to the New York Times, Ukraine has launched a series of air and missile strikes on warehouses belonging to the Russian e‑commerce giant Wildberries. The attacks are part of a broader strategy to cripple the company’s logistics network, placing co‑founder and Russia’s richest woman, Tatyana Kim, in a crisis for the first time in her career.

The Independent reports that Ukraine’s targeting of Wildberries is a tactical move aimed at disrupting the retailer’s role in the war economy, which the site describes as Russia’s equivalent of Amazon. Meanwhile, a BBC story notes that a child was among three people killed in nightly Russian strikes near Kyiv, underscoring the broader human cost of the ongoing conflict. No figures on the number of warehouses hit or economic losses have yet been released, but the pattern of repeated strikes signals a sustained campaign.

Wildberries accounts for a significant share of Russian online retail sales and has become a high‑profile target as Russia’s economic infrastructure is increasingly targeted in the war. The attacks on its warehouses highlight how the conflict is expanding beyond military fronts into commercial supply chains.

• Ukraine has repeatedly struck Wildberries warehouses, targeting Russia’s biggest e‑commerce platform.
• Tatyana Kim, the billionaire co‑founder, faces a severe operational challenge for the first time.
• The Independent explains Ukraine’s motive: to disrupt Wildberries’ logistics and war‑time economic role.
• BBC reports civilian casualties from Russian nightly strikes near Kyiv, illustrating the conflict’s wider toll.
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