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The Wild History of the Russian Online Retail Giant Being Bombarded by Ukraine

  World Russia The Wild History of the Russian Online Retail Giant Being Bombarded by Ukraine Plans for a megamerger were blessed by Vladimir Putin, tying company’s fortunes to those of the Russian state 111 Gift unlocked article Listen (8 min) Smoke rising from a burning warehouse near St. Petersburg, Russia. Smoke rising in July from a Wildberries warehouse hit by Ukrainian drones near St. Petersburg, Russia. AFP/Getty Images By Thomas Grove , Daria Matviichuk and Georgi Kantchev Aug. 8, 2026 11:00 pm ET Quick Summary Ukrainian drone attacks have struck almost two dozen warehouses of the Russian online retailer Wildberries. Kyiv has said the sale of military equipment through Wildberries made the company a legitimate target. Retailers have lost as much as $5 billion in inventory since the attacks began, Data Insight has estimated. This summary was generated with AI and reviewed by an editor. Read more about how we use artificial intelligence in our journalism. T...
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How a Drone ‘Hellscape’ Might Stop a Chinese Invasion of Taiwan [excerpts from an article pertaining to Ukraine]

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"Inspired by Ukraine ’s battlefield gains, Taiwan is betting on drones to deter a potential Chinese invasion. ..." By Chris Buckley and Amy Chang Chien Reporting from Taipei, Taiwan The New York Times ,  Aug. 9, 2026 Updated 11:55 a.m. ET 阅读简体中文版閱讀繁體中文版 Inspired by lessons from Ukraine and other recent war zones, Taiwan is now accelerating efforts to put that strategy into practice. ... Taiwanese officials have noted Ukraine ’s drone-driven gains on the battlefield, and they are trying to emulate Ukraine ’s David-versus-Goliath approach: using relatively cheap and nimble drones to level the playing field against a much larger adversary. ... Taiwan has “realized that drones will be important in all the domains, in all the phases,” in a potential war with China, said Mick Ryan, a retired Australian major general who has studied Ukraine and Taiwan. Ukraine ’s recent success at longer-range drone strikes suggests that Taiwan could also attack ships leaving Chinese ports if B...
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