2 articles from Time, The Moscow Times.
Ukraine has launched drone strikes against Wildberries, Russia's largest e-commerce platform often compared to Amazon, targeting the company because of its economic importance, ties to Russia's financial sector, and reach deep within Russian territory. Russia's online retail sector has grown significantly since the invasion of Ukraine, but the attacks on Wildberries now threaten to disrupt that expansion and impact ordinary Russian consumers.
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The strikes have drawn attention not only because of their reach inside Russia, but also because of Wildberries’ economic importance, its ties to the country’s financial sector, and the impact on ordinary Russian consumers.
Russia’s online retail sector has thrived since the invasion of Ukraine. The attacks on Wildberries now threaten to disrupt that growth.
