Almost 400 Ukrainian drones struck Moscow and the Moscow region, according to Russian officials, in an attack that began on the evening of July 27 and extended into the following hours. Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said more than 390 drones were heading toward the capital and surrounding areas. The strikes triggered fires at multiple civilian locations, while Russian authorities also reported drone interceptions as air defenses worked to blunt the raid.
One of the incidents reported by officials involved an apartment building hit in Chekhov, a town outside Moscow in the Moscow region. Andrey Vorobyov, the region’s governor, said a Ukrainian drone struck a residential building on Zemskaya Street. The report also described damage and fire in several suburban communities, indicating the attacks were not confined to industrial sites.
In Vaulovo, a private house burned in the “Dubrava” dacha community. In the “Romashkino” dacha community in the village of Dubna, a dacha house was damaged, according to Vorobyov’s account. Together, the incidents underscored how the raid reached into residential outskirts, not only commercial zones.
Russian reporting also indicated that at least one logistics-related site was hit. An Astra report cited by Meduza said a warehouse belonging to the logistics company 3PL caught fire in Koledino, a village in Podolsk outside Moscow, following the attack. The independent channel claimed the event was documented with photos and video from witnesses.
The scope of the drone campaign has been a subject of mounting attention because of its focus on economic and logistics infrastructure. Ukrainian drone attacks have targeted logistics centers and warehouses associated with Wildberries, Russia’s large online retailer, since July 18, officials said. Facilities hit include sites in the Moscow region and beyond—covering areas in the Tambov region, Krasnodar, Stavropol Krai, the Leningrad region and St. Petersburg, Voronezh, and occupied Crimea.
Recent reporting has linked the broader campaign against Wildberries to the company’s role in Russia’s domestic e-commerce supply chains. Satellite imagery obtained by Business Insider, showing the aftermath of Ukrainian strikes, indicates that multiple Wildberries facilities across Russia have been heavily damaged or destroyed. The satellite images were captured in early August by Vantor, a US spatial intelligence firm. They reportedly depict four Wildberries facilities—ranging from the outskirts of Moscow to the Black Sea region—after drone attacks.
Business Insider’s report states that Kyiv began targeting Wildberries warehouses last month, framing the strikes as a method of further straining the Russian economy. It also notes Ukrainian accusations that the company supports Moscow’s war effort by selling not only military-related goods but also “dual-use” items such as tactical vests and drone flight-control goggles, alongside logistics services. The reporting further cites statements from a Ukrainian defense firm, Fire Point, describing use of its FP-1 drones in attacks on Wildberries facilities.
Beyond the Moscow region, the pattern has continued. On July 30, Ukrainian drones struck Wildberries marketplace warehouses in the Penza region and the Udmurt Republic, Wildberries said. Meduza reported that the strikes set fire to logistics centers in Mastinovka near Penza and in Sarapul. Wildberries said employees were evacuated after an air raid alert. In the Penza region, one person was injured; preliminary reports indicated no casualties in the Sarapul attack.
Russian authorities also reported the scale of interceptions. The Defense Ministry said that Russian air defenses shot down 258 Ukrainian drones overnight on July 30 over Russian regions, occupied Crimea, and the Azov and Black seas. Taken together with Sobyanin’s statement about the July 27–28 wave approaching Moscow—where more than 390 drones were reportedly in the direction of the city—these figures reflect a sustained period of large-scale drone activity.
Ukraine’s stated rationale for the campaign has centered on civilian infrastructure and military supply dependencies. Newsweek reported on a map depicting the impact of drone strikes on Wildberries centers, describing the retailer as Russia’s version of Amazon due to its dominance in domestic e-commerce. According to an analysis cited by Newsweek from the Institute for the Study of War (ISW), at least 12 Wildberries warehouses in Russia and occupied Ukraine had been struck since July 17. Newsweek also reported that after the strikes, Wildberries stopped displaying military-related goods and removed online tags linked to the Kremlin’s term for the “special military operation.”
The Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelensky, said the strikes were a response to Russian attacks on civilian infrastructure in Ukraine. He also stated that Wildberries warehouses held components used to produce drones. That claim was echoed by other reporting that geolocated footage documented fires at Wildberries and logistics facilities, including one instance in Yekaterinburg in the Sverdlovsk region—roughly 1,200 miles from Ukraine—highlighting the geographical reach of the attacks.
In parallel with the physical destruction and fires reported in Russia, the campaign has also triggered adjustments in how Wildberries presents goods online. The idea is that pressure from repeated strikes is forcing changes in product listings and labeling, potentially affecting supply chains tied to military production. At the same time, satellite imagery and on-the-ground reports suggest warehouses remain vulnerable targets when drone attacks reach the logistics hubs that underpin Russia’s delivery network.
While Russian officials have described the July 27–28 assault as a major attempted strike on Moscow and its region, independent and international reporting has placed the event within a broader trend: Ukrainian drones aimed at logistics and distribution nodes, particularly those connected to Wildberries. For residents in the suburbs, the immediate impact is measured in fires and damage to homes and apartment blocks; for the economy, the threat is measured in disruptions to warehousing capacity and the possible withdrawal of certain items from online sale.
As the drone campaign continues to evolve, the combined picture—official accounts of nearly 400 drones approaching Moscow, reported fires in nearby towns, and ongoing strikes on Wildberries infrastructure across multiple regions—suggests a sustained strategy aimed at both visibility and pressure. For now, Russian authorities say air defenses are intercepting many drones, but the reported incidents show that enough devices are reaching their targets to keep the raids damaging and politically consequential.
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