Signal How Ukraine strikes on Russian warehouses became a problem in Kyrgyzstan

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Ukrainian strikes on warehouses belonging to Wildberries, Russia's largest e-commerce platform, have hit at least 20 facilities since July 18, 2026, causing collateral damage far beyond Russia. Kyrgyz small businesses that used the warehouses as a direct-to-Russian-consumer sales channel saw their inventory destroyed, and about 800 Kyrgyz sellers have filed for government compensation. Individual cases include one entrepreneur whose inventory was cut in half and another who reported losses of roughly $42,000 (about £32,200). Kyrgyz authorities have announced preferential loans and tax relief for small businesses from August through December, but actual compensation payouts have lagged. Wildberries CEO Tatiana Kim has said the attacks on its infrastructure affect not only Russians but tens of thousands of people doing business on the platform from Kyrgyzstan, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Armenia, Uzbekistan and China; the company had earlier added drone attacks, shelling and explosions as force majeure events in its terms of service, limiting its liability, before separately launching a voluntary seller compensation program.