Wildberries Hides 200,000 Military Listings After 7 Warehouses Are Hit in Ukrainian Strikes
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Updated · Kyiv Independent · Jul 26
Wildberries Hides 200,000 Military Listings After 7 Warehouses Are Hit in Ukrainian Strikes
3 articles · Updated · Kyiv Independent · Jul 26
Summary
Searches for “SVO” and “everything for the SVO” on Wildberries now return “No suitable products found,” after previously surfacing more than 200,000 items including military helmets.
Seven Wildberries warehouses have been hit since July 18 in Ukrainian strikes that Kyiv says were aimed at disrupting Russian army logistics, with damage potentially running into billions.
Military-related goods have not disappeared from the platform: bulletproof vests and helmets remain under “Sport,” while searches like “goods for SVO” still show first-aid kits, radios, backpacks and flags.
Wildberries is a major node in Russia’s war-linked consumer economy, selling dual-use items such as drone fiber-optic cable and FPV drone components while controlling nearly 50% of the online retail market.
The pressure on the company is widening beyond battlefield disruption: its banking arm was sanctioned by the EU in July over contributions to the Russian budget.