Russia's Putin orders government to help rebuild warehouses destroyed in Ukrainian attacks

Russian President Vladimir Putin has directed the government to initiate a program aimed at rebuilding commercial warehouses that have been damaged or destroyed by Ukrainian attacks. This order comes in response to a series of targeted drone strikes carried out by Ukraine over the past month.

Since July 18, Ukraine has launched drone attacks on at least two dozen warehouses belonging to Wildberries, Russia's prominent online retailer. These strikes have resulted in explosions and fires, significantly impacting the company's storage capacity. Putin, while not naming the specific company, emphasized the need for state involvement in restoring these damaged logistic sites, calling for the rebuilding to be conducted at a "qualitatively new technological level."

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It is essential to ensure that the restoration of damaged facilities is carried out at a qualitatively new technological level.

Despite acknowledging the damage inflicted by these attacks, Putin asserted that they have not and could not cause critical consequences for Russia's economy. He stated that the economy is experiencing modest growth despite external pressures from Western sanctions and Ukrainian strikes on industrial and infrastructure facilities. Ukraine, however, maintains that its strategy aims to increase the costs for Russia to continue the war, noting that its own cities and logistics hubs are also under attack. Meanwhile, the European Union is preparing to impose further sanctions on Russia in the coming months.

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Of course, such attacks have not caused, and could not cause, critical consequences. However, they do inflict damage; this is obvious, and we fully understand and acknowledge it.