Ukrainian Drone Strikes Kill at Least Five, Target Wildberries Warehouses Across Multiple Russian Regions

Ukrainian drone strikes targeted Russian logistics infrastructure, hitting multiple warehouses including facilities run by e-commerce giant Wildberries. A strike in Chekhov killed five people, while previous attacks killed nine across Russia. Wildberries CEO Tatiana Kim declared the strikes force majeure, shielding the firm from seller losses estimated up to 280 billion rubles. Meanwhile, former military chief Valerii Zaluzhnyi ruled out Ukraine joining NATO, and Iran cancelled retaliatory strikes against Kyiv following an apology.

Ukrainian drone strikes on warehouses

• ▪Ukrainian drone strikes targeted three warehouses across Russia overnight, including a Wildberries facility in the Tver region and an unnamed warehouse in the city of Chekhov.
• ▪A Ukrainian drone strike on a warehouse in the city of Chekhov in the Moscow region set the facility on fire and killed five people.
• ▪Ukrainian forces struck a Wildberries warehouse in Khryastovo, Vladimir Oblast, and Belgorod State Technological University on August 3, 2026.

Russian air defense operations

• ▪Russian air defenses brought down or destroyed 320 Ukrainian drones overnight over 19 different regions, according to the Russian Defence Ministry on August 4, 2026.
• ▪The Russian Defence Ministry reported that its air-defense systems intercepted and destroyed 635 Ukrainian drones overnight leading into August 2, 2026.

Casualty figures from attacks

• ▪Ukrainian drone strikes on August 2, 2026, killed at least nine people across Russia, including four in the Belgorod region and three in the Udmurt Republic.
• ▪A Ukrainian drone strike on a residential building in Engels, Saratov region, killed two people on August 2, 2026.

Wildberries logistics facilities targeted

• ▪Ukrainian forces have targeted about a dozen Wildberries sites since July 18, 2026, to disrupt the operations of Russia's largest online retailer.
• ▪Potential losses suffered by sellers on the Wildberries marketplace following the drone attacks could reach 215 billion to 280 billion rubles.
• ▪Wildberries CEO Tatiana Kim stated that the Ukrainian warehouse attacks constitute force majeure, meaning the company is not legally obligated to compensate sellers for losses.

Zaluzhnyi's NATO membership assessment

• ▪Former Ukrainian commander-in-chief Valerii Zaluzhnyi stated that Ukraine has no prospect of joining NATO because it does not meet the required military standards.
• ▪Valerii Zaluzhnyi stated that the Armed Forces of Ukraine cannot join NATO because the alliance is guided by World War II doctrines.

Iran-Ukraine diplomatic resolution

• ▪The Iranian military cancelled planned retaliatory strikes on three sites in Ukraine after receiving an official apology from Kyiv.
• ▪Iran had planned to strike Ukraine in response to a late July attack in the Caspian Sea that killed one Iranian sailor on a commercial vessel.

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