Drones attacked Ozon warehouse in Russia: fire broke out, employees evacuated

On the night of Wednesday, November 4, a warehouse of the Ozon marketplace in Russia's Adygea was damaged as a result of a drone attack. A fire broke out on the premises. This was reported by the LETA agency, citing the BBC and a statement from the company. The incident occurred in the Adygeisk area in the North Caucasus. According to Ozon, after the attack, warehouse employees were evacuated, and emergency services began to address the aftermath. Information about casualties and the extent of the damage was not provided in the initial report. ### Warehouses of marketplaces have already been targeted in attacks As noted by the BBC, since July, Ukraine has begun striking the infrastructure of Russian marketplaces with drones. In particular, warehouses of the company Wildberries have been subjected to attacks. Earlier, Russian strikes were also directed at Ukraine's logistics infrastructure, including warehouses of the company Nova Poshta. ### Ozon reported damage amounting to hundreds of millions of euros At the end of October, Ozon stated that the damage caused by strikes on the company's facilities amounted to 30.1 billion rubles, or approximately 335 million euros. This amount pertains to previously recorded consequences of attacks and does not include an assessment of the damage from the incident on the night of November 4. The extent of the damage to the warehouse in Adygea has not yet been specified.