Drone strikes ignite fires at Ozon logistics hubs across southern Russia

Ozon said Ukrainian drone strikes overnight set fire to several of its logistics centres in southern Russia, injuring staff and prompting evacuations in multiple regions, company statements and verified footage show.

The attacks hit facilities in Krasnodar, Dagestan, Stavropol and Adygea, with a blaze reported in a Makhachkala warehouse after a drone strike around 05:00 local time. Ozon earlier reported a major fire at a logistics centre in Krasnodar, about 700 km from the Dagestan site.

Russia’s defence ministry reported three children killed in Krasnodar and six more children hospitalized following the incident, while Ozon workers in Adygeysk and Nevinnomyssk were evacuated and some company employees were reported injured in a separate strike in the Samara region.

Social media videos of the attacks, including footage of a drone striking a warehouse in the Orenburg region and large plumes of smoke over Dagestan, were verified by the BBC. The strikes also affected market confidence: Ozon shares fell up to 12% on the Moscow Exchange and shares of major shareholder AFK Sistema dropped nearly 13%.

The Kremlin said it is working with business representatives to develop support options for Ozon. Ukraine’s defence ministry characterized strikes on dual-use storage centres as measures that complicate Russian logistics and harm Russia’s economy; Moscow denies that online platforms supply the military.

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Verified footage and statements confirm that multiple Ozon logistics centres in southern Russian regions were struck and set ablaze by drones, resulting in injuries, evacuations and reported civilian casualties in Krasnodar. The incidents have been followed by market reactions and official statements from both the Kremlin and Ukraine’s defence ministry as recorded in the source text.

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• Ozon logistics centres in Krasnodar, Dagestan, Stavropol and Adygea were hit by Ukrainian drone strikes.
• A fire broke out in a Makhachkala warehouse after an attack around 05:00 local time and a major blaze occurred in Krasnodar.
• Russia reported three children killed in Krasnodar, multiple injuries and evacuations; Ozon and AFK Sistema shares fell sharply.