In the village of Novosemeykino, Krasnoyarsky District, Samara Oblast, Russia, the Wildberries logistics hub caught fire on the morning of 2 August following a drone attack. The company confirmed the attack and the fire, and Governor Vyacheslav Fedoryshchev also reported the strike. According to preliminary reports, no staff were injured; the receipt of goods and dispatch of orders have been transferred to other facilities.<\/p>\n
Briefly about the main points<\/strong><\/p>\n The attack took place on the morning of 2 August. Local residents reported hearing explosions, after which a large column of thick black smoke rose above the industrial park. Open flames could be seen coming from the warehouse buildings.<\/p>\n Wildberries has confirmed an attack on its logistics facility and a fire. According to reports, E-pepper<\/em><\/strong>, fire crews and emergency services were dispatched to the scene. Vyacheslav Fedoryshchev, Governor of the Samara Region, stated that the extent of the damage is being assessed.<\/p>\n Hub \u00abNovosemeykino\u00bb<\/strong> It began operations in May 2025. Following the launch of the first two phases, its warehouse space totalled 128,000 square metres; there were plans to increase this to 176,000 square metres in the future.<\/p>\n The plan was to make the complex one of the key logistics hubs Wildberries<\/a> in the Volga region. Its planned capacity, once fully operational, was to reach 120 million units of goods. The day before, the hub had already been evacuated due to a threat of a drone attack announced in the region; night shifts had previously been temporarily suspended there.<\/p>\n The company has reorganised its routes following the fire: new deliveries will be accepted, and orders will be dispatched via other Wildberries facilities. This may affect the processing times for sellers\u2019 goods and delivery times in the regions previously served by the Samara centre.<\/p>\n\n
Explosions and fires in Novosemeykino<\/h2>\n
One of the Volga region\u2019s marketplace hubs<\/h2>\n
The redistribution of traffic increases the load on the network<\/h2>\n