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Ukraine’s latest long-range drone attack sets fire to Russian retail giant’s warehouse

Nypost · 🇺🇦 public Ukraine · · 646 words · By Fox News
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Ukraine’s latest long-range drone attack sets fire to Russian retail giant’s warehouse See more of our coverage in your search results.

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Add The New York Post on Google Ukrainian long-range drones hit a warehouse in the Ural Mountains belonging to Russia’s biggest online retailer, more than 2,000 kilometers (1,200 miles) from the two countries’ border, local officials and the company said…

Common ground

Ukraine has regularly hit targets in the distant Urals this year and has even struck a Russian oil refinery in western Siberia, nearly 2,500 kilometers (1,550 miles) from the border.

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The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

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Claim 1: “Ukraine has regularly hit targets in the distant Urals this year and has even struck a Russian oil refinery in western Siberia, nearly 2,500 kilometers (1,550 miles) from the border.”
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The Moscow Times and Daily Kos both report that Ukrainian drones hit an oil refinery in the Tyumen region of western Siberia, noting the distance as being over 2,000 km from the border.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Siberian Ukrainians (Ukrainian: Сибірські Українці, romanized: Sybirski Ukrayintsi; Russian: Сибирские Украинцы, romanized: Sibirskiye Ukraintsy) form a national minority in Siberia and the Russian Fa…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukrainians_in_Siberia
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Ural Mountains ( YOOR-əl), or simply the Urals, are a mountain range in Eurasia that runs north–south mostly through Russia, from the coast of the Arctic Ocean to the river Ural and northwestern K…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ural_Mountains
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Urals oil is a reference oil brand used as a basis for pricing of the Russian export oil mixture. It is a mix of heavy sour oil of the Urals and the Volga region with light oil of Western Siberia. Oth…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urals_oil
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Claim 2: “Russia attacked Ukraine with 147 long-range strike drones, according to the country’s air force.”
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Claim 3: “The head of the Donetsk region’s regional military administration, Vadym Filashkin, said Friday that more than 800 people, including 91 children, were evacuated over the previous 24 hours.”
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Claim 4: “Russia also launched glide bombs and drones of various types at the regional capital, according to the head of regional administration, Oleh Hryhorov.”
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Claim 5: “Artyom Zhoga, the Kremlin’s representative in the region, said that 800 people were evacuated from the warehouse and nobody was hurt.”
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The Guardian and other news reports confirm that Artyom Zhoga, the Kremlin's representative, stated 800 people were evacuated and no one was hurt.
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web search NEUTRAL — Artem Vladimirovich Zhoga is a Russian military officer and politician serving as the Presidential Plenipotentiary Envoy to the Ural Federal District since 2 October 2024.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artem_Zhoga
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web search NEUTRAL — The Kremlin’s representative in the region, Artyom Zhoga, said 800 people were evacuated from the warehouse and nobody was hurt.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/aug/08/ukraine-war-br…
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web search NEUTRAL — Artyom Zhoga, the Kremlin’s representative in the region, said that 800 people were evacuated from the warehouse and nobody was hurt. Ukraine presses on with plans for new weapons.
https://nypost.com/2026/08/07/world-news/russian-retailer-wi…
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Claim 6: “The attack targeted residential buildings, transport and infrastructure, wounding two people, he said.”
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Claim 7: “A Wildberries warehouse in Yekaterinburg, Russia’s fourth-largest city, was set ablaze by the attack, the company said.”
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Wikipedia specifically lists 'Ukrainian strikes on Wildberries warehouses' and mentions the Yekaterinburg attack. This is further corroborated by The Guardian and LIGA.net.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This timeline of the Russo-Ukrainian war covers the period from 1 June 2026 to the present day.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_Russo-Ukrainia…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Since July 2026, during the Russo-Ukrainian war, Ukraine has conducted waves of drone strikes into Russia targeting warehouses belonging to Wildberries, a large online retailer in Russia which has aid…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukrainian_strikes_on_Wildberri…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Wildberries is the largest Russian online retailer. It was founded in 2004 by Tatyana Kim. Besides Russia, Wildberries serves the United Arab Emirates, and former Soviet republics Armenia, Azerbaijan,…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wildberries
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Claim 8: “Its successes have drawn international interest and drone cooperation agreements with nine countries, with further deals being negotiated with 15 other countries, according to Kyiv officials.”
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Two independent sources (Express.co.uk and another web search result) explicitly state that Ukraine has signed drone cooperation agreements with nine countries and is negotiating with 15 others.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — International sanctions have been imposed against Russia and Crimea during the Russo-Ukrainian War by a large number of countries, including the United States, Canada, the European Union, and internat…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_sanctions_during…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Russo-Ukrainian war began in February 2014 and is ongoing. Following Ukraine's Revolution of Dignity, Russia occupied Crimea and annexed it from Ukraine. It then supported Russian separatist armed…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russo-Ukrainian_war
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It is the second-largest country in Europe after Russia, which borders it to the east and northeast. Ukraine also borders Belarus to the north; Poland and Slova…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukraine
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Claim 9: “A joint European anti-ballistic development program is already underway, Zelensky said late Thursday, with 10 countries engaged in developing an anti-ballistic shield.”
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The provided web search results for this claim are completely irrelevant (discussing Solidworks and movies), providing no evidence for or against the claim.
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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 17, 2021 · 我遇到了和你一样的问题。我看了其它人的回答，貌似相似的问题可能导致的原因有很多。我说一下我的情况。应该是一样的。 我组装了一个几十个零件的小车，为了方便管理，我把很多部件分组，形成很多个装配体 当我建立一个总的装配体，把之前的装配体引入的时候，发现 子装配体 只能作为 ...
https://www.zhihu.com/question/465617123
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web search NEUTRAL — after 甜得嗓子疼，女生“特别是对爱情抱有幻想的人”，恐怕都是这部电影的受众。 只是看似甜美的爱情，总是让我更多的恐惧真实的生活。 因为电影不过是将人生压缩成两个小时，但它也是人生的两个小时。 首先点评下：颜值是这种题材的必需品，试问如果两个姿色平庸的人如何撑起这部剧的每 ...
https://www.zhihu.com/question/340906938
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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 4, 2007 · Învingi durerea râzi cât se poate // Căci tot la zi ajunge și cea mai lungă noapte
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Claim 10: “Russia’s air defenses downed 203 Ukrainian drones from late Thursday through early Friday, the Defense Ministry in Moscow said.”
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Claim 11: “more than a dozen other Wildberries depots struck by Ukraine in recent weeks that have burned down.”
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The Guardian and other web results report that more than a dozen other Wildberries depots have been struck and burned down in recent weeks.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This timeline of the Russo-Ukrainian war covers the period from 1 June 2026 to the present day.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_Russo-Ukrainia…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Since July 2026, during the Russo-Ukrainian war, Ukraine has conducted waves of drone strikes into Russia targeting warehouses belonging to Wildberries, a large online retailer in Russia which has aid…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukrainian_strikes_on_Wildberri…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Wildberries is the largest Russian online retailer. It was founded in 2004 by Tatyana Kim. Besides Russia, Wildberries serves the United Arab Emirates, and former Soviet republics Armenia, Azerbaijan,…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wildberries
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Claim 12: “Ukraine is working on manufacturing its own ballistic missiles to use against Russia.”
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Claim 13: “Ukrainian long-range drones hit a warehouse in the Ural Mountains belonging to Russia’s biggest online retailer, more than 2,000 kilometers (1,200 miles) from the two countries’ border”
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Multiple independent sources (India Today, The Moscow Times, and other web results) confirm that a Ukrainian long-range drone struck a Wildberries warehouse in Yekaterinburg, which is located in the Ural region and over 1,200 miles from the border.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — IMZ-Ural Group Inc., more commonly known as Ural Motorcycles (Russian: Мотоциклы Урал, romanized: Motosikly Ural), is a multinational company involved in developing, manufacturing, and worldwide distr…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IMZ-Ural
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Ural, also known as the Yaik , is a river flowing through Russia and Kazakhstan in the continental border between Europe and Asia. It originates in the southern Ural Mountains and discharges into …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ural_(river)
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Ural Mountains ( YOOR-əl), or simply the Urals, are a mountain range in Eurasia that runs north–south mostly through Russia, from the coast of the Arctic Ocean to the river Ural and northwestern K…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ural_Mountains
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Claim 14: “The regional governor, Denis Pasler, said three drones hit the warehouse’s roof.”
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The Moscow Times and other reports confirm that Acting Governor Denis Pasler stated three drones hit the roof of the facility.
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web search NEUTRAL — Acting Sverdlovsk region Governor Denis Pasler said air defense forces shot down eight drones over the region, three of which crashed onto the roof of the facility. Wildberries confirmed that a fire b…
https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2026/08/07/ukrainian-attack-s…
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web search NEUTRAL — The regional governor, Denis Pasler, said three drones hit the warehouse’s roof. Artyom Zhoga, the Kremlin’s representative in the region, said that 800 people were evacuated from the warehouse and no…
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/world/article-russia-ukraine…
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web search NEUTRAL — Three drones crashed onto the roof of a logistics center on the night of August 7, sparking a fire, Sverdlovsk Region Governor Denis Pasler reported. He added that the Russian military, aviation, air …
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IyfMrpRHo-M
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Claim 15: “In Ukraine’s northern Sumy region, a Russian drone struck a busy market Friday morning, wounding 10 people, authorities said.”
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Claim 16: “Ukraine has been evacuating children from Kramatorsk, one of the four eastern Donetsk region cities that make up Ukraine’s so-called Fortress Belt.”
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