Ukraine has found a new pressure point in Russia’s wartime economy
Ukraine's drone attacks on Russia's biggest online retailer Wildberries have ratcheted up the pressure on Moscow's wartime economy, with Kyiv seeking to...
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- Ukraine's drone attacks on Russia's biggest online retailer Wildberries have ratcheted up the pressure on Moscow's wartime economy, with Kyiv seeking to force President Vladimir Putin back to the negotiating table after nearly four-and-a-half years of war.
- Ukraine has been targeting major logistics centers, such as Russia's Amazon-style retail giant, as part of a push to severely disrupt the country's supply chains and increase the financial burden facing Russian banks and businesses.
- Wildberries evacuated a warehouse in the central Russian city of Ryazan on Wednesday morning, the company said, after Ukrainian drones struck several industrial facilities.
- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said that warehouses targeted by Ukrainian drones were involved in providing Russian forces with drone components, navigation equipment and other military components.
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Ukraine's drone attacks on Russia's biggest online retailer Wildberries have ratcheted up the pressure on Moscow's wartime economy, with Kyiv seeking to force President Vladimir Putin back to the negotiating table after nearly four-and-a-half years of war. Ukraine has been targeting major logistics centers, such as Russia's Amazon-style retail giant, as part of a push to severely disrupt the country's supply chains and increase the financial burden facing Russian banks and businesses. Wildberries evacuated a warehouse in the central Russian city of Ryazan on Wednesday morning, the company said, after Ukrainian drones struck several industrial facilities. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said that warehouses targeted by Ukrainian drones were involved in providing Russian forces with drone components, navigation equipment and other military components. 'Russia is vulnerable' Alongside Ukrainian attacks on Russian logistics hubs, analysts have warned that Russia's economy is potentially vulnerable to the prospect of sweeping U.S. So, Russia is vulnerable." Ribakova said Russian energy sanctions legislation had the potential to be "extremely impactful" to Putin's wartime...