On the night of 22 August, drones attacked the Ozon logistics complex in Chapaevsk, in the Samara Region of Russia. A major fire broke out on the hub’s premises following the strike. The company reported that several people had been injured and that over 500 employees had been evacuated, and it has temporarily restricted operations at the warehouse.
Briefly about the main points
- The Governor of the Samara Region confirmed that the Ozon complex had been hit.
- The fire was geolocated at 3 Industrialnaya Street in the «Chapaevsk» industrial park.
- The safety systems enabled staff to be evacuated from the warehouse quickly.
- New deliveries are being redirected to other Ozon logistics centres.
- The extent of the damage to the logistics centre is currently being assessed.
The regional governor confirmed the strike
Governor of the Samara Region Vyacheslav Fedoryshchev confirmed that the marketplace’s logistics complex had been hit. According to him, one industrial facility in the region was also damaged during the night-time attack.
OSINT analysts have identified the point of origin of the fire as a distribution complex Ozon at 3 Industrialnaya Street, within the «Chapaevsk» industrial park. Footage taken by eyewitnesses shows thick black smoke rising above the industrial area.
Rescue workers and paramedics are at the scene
According to Ozon, staff were evacuated from the warehouse within a few minutes after the safety systems were triggered. The company reported that several people had been injured; emergency services and medical staff are currently at the scene.
The Russian authorities have not disclosed the exact number of casualties or their condition.
The company has changed the way it handles deliveries and orders
Ozon has temporarily suspended the receipt of new deliveries to Chapaevsk and the dispatch of goods from the complex. Items that were only available at this warehouse have been removed from the marketplace’s product listings.
The company plans to cancel some of the orders and fulfil others via alternative logistics centres. Shipments that were already on their way to Chapaevsk are being redirected to other sites within the network.
The complex was planned to be one of the largest in the Volga region
The first phase of the centre was launched in October 2022. Once all phases were complete, its planned floor area was set to reach around 135,000 square metres, and the facility itself was described as one of Ozon’s largest hubs in the Volga region.
The exact extent of the damage to the logistics centre is being assessed. That same night, the media and local residents also reported explosions and a fire in the Novokuybyshevsk area.
