Ukraine reportedly resumes strikes on Russia's Wildberries with 'massive drone attack' in Tambov Oblast

Ukrainian forces resumed strikes on Russia's largest online retailer, Wildberries, following several days of strikes on competitor Ozon, monitoring channels reported Aug. 26 as explosions rocked Tambov Oblast and Ukraine's occupied territories.

A Wildberries logistics hub was struck by Ukrainian forces in Kotovsk, Tambov Oblast, setting the site ablaze, according to monitoring channel Exilenova Plus.

Tambov Oblast Governor Yevgeny Pervyshov said a "massive drone attack" sparked a fire that completely destroyed the facility. The governor added that workers had been evacuated before the strikes.

Pervyshov said two people were injured in the attack. A 19-year-old man suffered a concussion, while a 49-year-old woman broke a finger.

Russian air defenses shot down 13 drones, while mobile BARS-Tambov units intercepted another three. Despite the defenses, three drones struck the warehouse, according to the governor.

The Kyiv Independent could not verify these reports at the time of publication.

Ukraine's last reported strike on Wildberries came on Aug. 16, when the company's largest logistics hub was hit in a major attack on Moscow Oblast, the General Staff said.

Ukraine regularly strikes deep within Russia in an effort to diminish Moscow's ability to continue waging its war. In recent days, Ukrainian forces targeted facilities of Wildberries' main competitor, Ozon.

On Aug. 24, Ukraine launched a large-scale overnight attack on Russia, striking Ozon logistics centers, the Kombinat Kamenskiy defense-industrial facility, and a MiG-29 fighter jet, among other targets, the Ukrainian military said.

Ozon logistics centers were also reportedly struck in Russia's Samara Oblast on Aug. 22, and in the city of Orenburg overnight on Aug. 23.

Aside from the attack on Tambov Oblast, Ukrainian forces also on Aug. 26 struck targets in Russian-occupied Luhansk, where a large explosion erupted, followed by a fire, Exilenova Plus reported.

Meanwhile in Crimea, electricity was repeatedly switched on and off for about an hour in the Bakhchysarai district and the city of Simferopol late on Aug. 25 amid Ukrainian strikes, according to pro-Ukrainian Telegram channel Crimean Wind.

Explosions were also reported in the peninsula's Saky district and near the city of Yevpatoriya, the outlet wrote.