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Drones hit logistics center housing Wildberries in Yekaterinburg
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Drones hit logistics center housing Wildberries in Yekaterinburg

From Delfi Latvia · () Latvian

Translated from Latvian and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Ukrainian drones struck a logistics center and other buildings in Yekaterinburg, Sverdlovsk region Governor Denis Pasler said.
  • Local media reported smoke, a drone impact and broken windows in an 18-story building; no casualties were reported.
  • The Chkalov district contains a Wildberries warehouse that halted operations in July because of Ukrainian drone strikes.

A fire broke out at a logistics center in Yekaterinburg after Ukrainian drones struck the Russian city, according to Sverdlovsk region Governor Denis Pasler.

Pasler said all emergency services were working at the site and that an evacuation was taking place. Local media reported smoke in the city’s Chkalov district and said a drone had crashed into a building.

The district is home to a warehouse operated by the online marketplace Wildberries. The warehouse stopped operating in July because of Ukrainian drone attacks. Wildberries’ press service had not commented on the latest incident.

The local publication Vecherniye Vedomosti also reported broken windows on the upper floors of an 18-story building in Yekaterinburg’s Uktus district. No casualties were reported.

A fire has been recorded. All emergency services are working. An evacuation is under way.

— Denis PaslerThe Sverdlovsk region governor described the emergency response after the reported drone strike.
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Originally published by Delfi Latvia in Latvian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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