Following Ukrainian drone strikes on its biggest warehouse, Russian online retail giant Wildberries offers sellers discounts and loans, but no compensation for destroyed goods

Two Wildberries warehouses—one of Russia's largest online marketplaces—caught fire after Ukrainian drone strikes in the Moscow and Tambov regions. According to Meduza, the company is not compensating sellers for destroyed goods, citing contractual terms in effect since July first. Instead, Wildberries is offering forty-five days of storage discounts and free transfers to other warehouses, while its financial partners are adding six-month payment deferrals and restructured loans. Damage assessment will take about another month.

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