ArmInfo. Wildberries has received dozens of offers to lease logistics facilities within Russia and abroad, with some agreements already signed. Wildberries CEO Tatiana Kim told reporters, as reported by RIA Novosti.
"We have dozens of offers to lease logistics facilities in Russia and abroad, some of which have already been signed. In addition, we will soon launch the facilities we built in the countries where we operate," she said, adding that Wildberries has been improving the security of its warehouses daily since the very first day of the Ukrainian Armed Forces attacks. "Our warehouses are equipped with all available security measures. Since the very first day of the attacks, we have been strengthening and fortifying our defense line daily, including using engineering solutions. For obvious reasons, I won't disclose details, but rest assured, we are upgrading our security systems daily," Kim said. She added that, since 2024, the company has completely overhauled its warehouse fire safety operations. Specifically, Wildberries has established its own fire brigades and installed new extinguishing systems across all facilities. Furthermore, it manufactures its own components and conducts regular training exercises. Kim clarified that approximately two thousand personnel are ensuring security.
The founder of Wildberries also called the Ukrainian Armed Forces' attacks on Wildberries warehouses an act of terrorism. She noted that the marketplace's services are utilized by virtually every resident of Russia as well as individuals in other countries, and that its ecosystem supports entrepreneurs from Kyrgyzstan, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Armenia, Uzbekistan, and China who have likewise incurred losses amounting to billions. "Therefore, attacks on us are attacks on hundreds of millions of people across ten countries simultaneously," Kim emphasized.
Recently, the company's several logistics centers have been attacked by Ukrainian drones. According to Forbes, these drone attacks resulted in the loss of up to 9% of the marketplace's storage capacity, and restoration costs are projected at 33 billion Russian rubles. While it remains unclear whether the complexes were insured, Forbes notes that the company is financially positioned to absorb the damage even without insurance. The situation is more severe regarding merchant inventory, with sellers' losses estimated at a minimum of 150 billion rubles.
