Large-scale fires engulfing the logistics centers of Russia's largest marketplace, Wildberries, have been captured from space for the first time. Images obtained following a series of drone attacks demonstrate the destructive consequences of strikes on infrastructure in the Krasnodar Krai and Stavropol regions.
Fire in Nevinnomyssk: satellite data
RBC-Ukraine, citing the Russian service "Radio Liberty," published the first satellite images confirming the scale of the fire. One of the images was taken at 11:05 local time and recorded active burning on the territory of a logistics complex in Nevinnomyssk.
The frames clearly show a fire source covering a significant portion of the area. Experts note that, judging by the images, the fire may have spread to railway wagons located at the "Krasnodar-Sorting" station in close proximity to the warehouse.
Limitations in damage assessment
Despite the detail of the images, the full picture of the destruction remains hidden for now. Dense cloud cover and smoke rising into the sky are hindering satellite sensors from accurately assessing the extent of damage to buildings and equipment. Nevertheless, the visual data leaves no doubt about the seriousness of the incident.
Chronology of attacks
Events unfolded rapidly over a short period:
- In the night of July 22, drones struck a Wildberries logistics center in Krasnodar. The hit led to a large-scale fire.
- That same morning, drones attacked a second major facility — a warehouse in Nevinnomyssk in the Stavropol region. The result of the strike was a fire of similar magnitude.
The series of attacks on key logistics nodes of the marketplace caused a serious resonance, and the appearance of satellite images became the first independent confirmation of the scale of what happened.
