On 24 October, reports emerged from Omsk, Russia, that a logistics warehouse belonging to the Ozon marketplace had been damaged. Footage of a massive fire is circulating online: flames have engulfed the upper part of a large warehouse building, with thick black smoke rising above it. According to preliminary reports, the fire broke out following an attack by strike drones.
Attack on the Ozon warehouse in Omsk: what we know so far
On Saturday, 24 October, reports emerged on Russian and Ukrainian news channels regarding the possible strike on a logistics facility Ozon in Omsk.
A widely circulated photograph shows a large building with flames and black smoke rising above its roof. The fire is most intense at the top of the building.
According to preliminary reports, the fire broke out following a drone attack. However, there is no confirmed information regarding the number of drones, any possible hits or the area affected by the fire.
Ozon and the regional authorities have not yet released any confirmation of damage to this particular logistics facility. There is also no information regarding casualties, the evacuation of staff or the suspension of operations at the warehouse.
Ozon’s warehouses are regularly targeted by drone attacks
Russian marketplace Ozon, one of the country’s largest online retailers, has repeatedly reported attacks on its logistics infrastructure over recent months.
The first confirmed attack on one of the company’s warehouses took place on 22 August 2026 in Chapaevsk, in the Samara Region. A fire broke out, forcing the facility to suspend operations. Ozon representatives reported that over 500 employees had been evacuated and that there were casualties.
Subsequently, the following came under attack logistics centres companies in the Orenburg Region, Dagestan, Adygea and other regions of Russia.
On 11 September, a major fire virtually destroyed the Ozon warehouse complex near Saratov. Satellite images showed extensive damage to the building and the collapse of the roof.
The logistics network suffered another blow on 18 October. On that day, drones attacked an Ozon warehouse in the village of Petro-Slavyanka in the Leningrad Oblast. A fire broke out at the site.
The consequences of the latest attack in Omsk are still being assessed
Reports of a possible strike on the Ozon depot in Omsk emerged against the backdrop of fresh drone attacks on industrial sites in Russia.
Earlier, on 24 October, the following were also circulated fire alert in the vicinity of the Omsk-based chemical plant «Omsky Kauchuk».
