Tatyana Kim oversees Wildberries as Ukrainian drone strikes damage major Russian logistics hubs and impact small businesses.

Tatyana Kim, the founder of Russia’s largest online marketplace Wildberries, reported that Ukrainian drones struck two additional logistics hubs in the Krasnodar and Stavropol regions. These strikes follow a previous weekend attack on warehouses in Elektrostal and Kotovsk, which killed eight people and injured dozens. The administration of the Russian e-commerce lobby group, Aurek, has requested that the government delay tax payments for half a year to assist businesses suffering from the damage. While the marketplace remains operational, the strikes have dealt a significant blow to the 500,000 to 800,000 sellers who use the platform. Analysts estimate the destroyed inventory could be worth up to $3 billion. To mitigate the impact, Tatyana Kim began issuing payments to the smallest entrepreneurs and offered discounts on storage fees. Although the company recently updated its contracts to exempt itself from liability for "force majeure" events like drone strikes, the marketplace continues to provide support measures to maintain its reputation and help local craftsmen recover from the "perfect storm" of wartime logistics challenges.

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