Wildberries Freezes Loan Repayments for Merchants After Drone Strikes
Wildberries announced a three‑month freeze on loan repayments for merchants whose inventory was destroyed in recent Ukrainian drone attacks on its warehouses. The company also began compensating affected merchants, though some report the payouts fall short of the losses. The strikes have damaged about 10% of Wildberries’ logistics capacity, and the retailer has updated its agreements to limit liability for such damage.
- ▪Wildberries will pause loan repayments for affected merchants automatically through the end of October.
- ▪Around 88,000 merchants have received the first tranche of compensation for destroyed goods, but some say the amounts are insufficient.
- ▪Ukrainian drone strikes have damaged multiple warehouses, reducing the company’s logistics capacity by an estimated 10%.
- ▪Wildberries updated its merchant agreement to exempt liability for products damaged in missile and drone attacks, a move mirrored by other Russian e‑commerce platforms.
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Wildberries Freezes Loan Repayments for Merchants After Drone Strikes July 24, 2026 REUTERS / Anastasia Barashkova E-commerce giant Wildberries announced Friday that it has frozen loan repayments for small and medium-sized businesses whose inventory was destroyed in recent Ukrainian drone attacks on its warehouses. The three-month payment pause will apply automatically through the company’s in-house financial services through the end of October. The relief builds on existing financial support provided through the retailer’s parent company Wildberries & Russ (RWB). Wildberries previously announced a broader merchant relief package, including reduced storage fees, promotional discounts for select products and waived regional transit charges.
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