Ukraine Strikes Wildberries Warehouses and 13 Russian Shadow Fleet Vessels
Ukraine strikes hit two Wildberries warehouses in southern Russia and 13 shadow fleet vessels in the Azov and Black Seas, while Russian strikes killed one man and injured two others in Odesa and triggered power outages across eight Ukrainian oblasts. [1] [2] [3] [4]
Ukrainian Strikes on Russian Logistics and Shadow Fleet
Ukraine strikes targeted warehouses belonging to Wildberries in Krasnodar and Nevinnomyssk. [1] Social media footage verified by Reuters showed a large plume of smoke over Krasnodar. [1] Krasnodar regional governor Veniamin Kondratiev reported that 10 people were wounded in an attack on a storage complex. [1] Authorities deployed a helicopter and more than 100 firefighters to address the warehouse blaze. [1] A prior strike on Saturday killed eight Wildberries workers. [1]
Ukrainian Unmanned Systems Forces struck 13 Russian shadow fleet vessels over July 21-22. [3] The vessels included 10 dry cargo ships, two tugboats and a tanker. [3] Commander Robert Brovdi stated that the vessels were warned by fire over a 48-hour period that navigation in the Azov and Black Seas was inadvisable in the interests of the aggressor country. [3] Since the campaign began, Ukrainian drone strikes have hit 126 vessels in the Azov Sea and 70 in the Black Sea as of July 22. [3]
Russian Attacks on Odesa
A Russian drone strike on Odesa on the afternoon of 22 July damaged a two-storey residential building and a car repair station. [2] Early reports indicated two people injured: an 82-year-old woman and a 54-year-old man. [2] Rescue workers later found the body of a man in the rubble of the residential building and a garage. [2]
On 21 July a Russian attack damaged the Margulis Revenue House at 34B Marazliivska Street. [5] The six-storey building constructed in 1912 by engineer Felix Pappe is one of Odesa’s finest examples of Art Nouveau architecture with Jugendstil, neoclassical and Empire influences. [5] It features a block-based layout and an elevation difference that made it the tallest building in Odesa for many decades. [5] A memorial plaque on the façade commemorates Ukrainian artist Hryhorii Kryzhevskyi. [5]
Russian strike damages residential building in Odesa injuring two people. — Source: ukrainskapravda
Power Outages Across Ukraine
Russian attacks caused new power outages in Donetsk, Dnipropetrovsk, Kharkiv, Sumy, Kyiv, Odesa, Kherson and Mykolaiv oblasts as of the morning of 22 July. [4] Energy workers began emergency repair work where security conditions permitted. [4] Ukrenergo recommended using high-powered electrical appliances between 11:00 and 15:00 when industrial solar power plants operate most efficiently. [4]
Ukrainian defence forces shot down more than 200 drones and three air-launched missiles during the night of 21-22 July. [4] Strikes by an Iskander ballistic missile and several attack UAVs were also recorded. [4]
Statements and Economic Context
Ukrainian strikes damaged 13 Russian shadow fleet vessels in the Azov and Black Seas over two days. — Source: kyivindependent
President Zelenskiy described the Wildberries targets as logistics hubs involved in supplying Russian forces with drone components and other equipment. [1] The Kremlin has denied that Wildberries handles military supplies. [1] An e-commerce lobby group, AUREK, asked the government to delay tax payments for half a year for businesses that sustained losses. [1] Shares of rival Ozon fell 4 percent on the Moscow exchange. [1]
Background on Campaigns
Ukraine has conducted deep strikes inside Russia to undermine Moscow’s war effort and disrupt ordinary lives by targeting companies and infrastructure that support the Russian military. [1] Russia has repeatedly targeted Ukraine’s logistics hubs as well as its energy system and power grid. [1] Ukraine’s campaign against the shadow fleet aims to intensify pressure on sanctions-busting shippers and insurers at a time when Russian oil exports are already under strain, according to the Royal United Services Institute. [3] Russia relies on a vast shadow fleet of aging tankers operating under opaque ownership structures and flags of convenience to export oil and petroleum products despite Western sanctions. [3] Ukraine has argued that Russia’s shadow fleet vessels may no longer qualify as ordinary civilian shipping under international law, according to a June 26 letter sent by Deputy Prime Minister Oleksii Kuleba to the International Maritime Organization. [3]
Online Sales Growth in Russia
Online sales across Russia rose 28 percent in 2025 to 11.5 trillion roubles ($147 billion), according to the Association of Internet Trade Companies. [1] Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak said sales of goods and services on digital platforms equated to around 8.5 percent of GDP. [1] Wildberries started as an online shop reselling apparel from European catalogues and has expanded into a marketplace that includes third-party vendors. [1]
What to watch next: Further Ukrainian strikes on shadow fleet vessels and energy infrastructure in occupied territories, alongside ongoing emergency repairs to Ukraine’s power system and any government response to the AUREK request for tax deferrals.
