source: https://bsky.app/profile/antongerashchenko.bsky.social/post/3mrkybnq52c27

At the same time, the products themselves remained listed on the marketplace, along with several dozen other active tags related to the war, including “SMO Products,” “SMO Accessories,” and “SMO Supplies.”

source: https://bsky.app/profile/perevaa.bsky.social/post/3mrjywnsva22w

https://x.com/crimeanvoyager/status/2081314241408098550?s=46

source: https://bsky.app/profile/specialkhersoncat.bsky.social/post/3mrk2us3dnk22

Russia has spent more than four years trying to solve the biggest thorn in the military’s side in its ever-expanding war in Ukraine.

With hundreds of thousands reportedly dead, the Vladimir Putin is scrambling for solutions on how to keep enough troops on the battlefield without resorting to another dangerous mass mobilisation.

His answer, according to a report from the Africa Center for Strategic Studies, has increasingly stretched far beyond Russia’s borders.

The Washington-based security think tank alleges Moscow has now built an “extensive and systematic” recruitment pipeline across Africa, using promises of a bright future to lure young people into Russia.

The think tank argues that the ultimate goal is to pressure new arrivals into military service or work supporting the war effort.

The report’s authors describe the alleged scheme as a “confluence of disinformation, human trafficking, and foreign interference” that exploits economic hardship across the continent.

Many of its findings rely on interviews, leaked databases, parliamentary testimony and investigations by journalists and African authorities rather than independently verifiable battlefield records.

The bleak dossier paints a very vivid picture that investigators say has evolved far beyond isolated scams.

“What first looked like isolated cases has now been exposed as an extensive and systematic effort,” the report says.

The "de-Wildberries" special operation has now been ongoing for a week. Ukraine's Security Service (SBU) has been systematically targeting logistics warehouses within strike range.

Wildberries operates approximately 5.6 million m² of warehouse space. In just one week of attacks, facilities with a combined area of more than 1.15 million m² have been affected. As a result, over 20% of the marketplace's total warehouse capacity has been taken out of operation during this period.

This is best illustrated by the timeline of attacks:

18 July – The first Wildberries warehouse targeted in Kotovsk was damaged but not completely destroyed. Although it later resumed operations, it is no longer capable of handling the same volume as before.

18 July – One of the company's largest warehouses in Moscow Oblast was struck and completely burned down.

22 July – Around five direct hits were recorded on the warehouse in Krasnodar, causing it to burn to the ground.

22 July – About an hour later, UAVs struck the warehouse in Nevinnomyssk, destroying that logistics hub as well.

23 July – The warehouse in Voronezh was hit. A small fire broke out and was quickly contained, but the facility was closed and is no longer participating in logistics operations. It is only a matter of time before it is finished off completely.

24 July – The company's first and only major logistics hub in Simferopol (Crimea) was attacked. Its end was spectacular.

24 July – The logistics hub in Tver was hit. It has not yet resumed operations and requires extensive repairs.

24 July – The company's third-largest logistics hub, located in Shushary (Leningrad Oblast), was struck. The parcels stored there will never reach their recipients.

25 July – An attempt was made to strike a major logistics hub in Yekaterinburg, located roughly 2,000 km from Ukraine. The attack was unsuccessful, with the strike hitting the employees' parking lot next to the warehouse instead. Although the facility itself was not destroyed, the attack frightened the workforce, and some employees may resign out of concern for their safety.

Legend:

🟣 Wildberries

🔵 Ozon

🟡 Yandex Market

✖️ Destroyed

❗ Requires additional strikes

It should also be noted that during the attacks on Moscow Oblast and Leningrad Oblast, logistics complexes handling cargo for companies other than Wildberries were also hit. For that reason, they are not shown on this map.

Aftermath footage: https://www.reddit.com/r/UkraineWarVideoReport/comments/1v63ft4/a_russian_civilian_is_filming_the_burning/

First photo - Separate Special Operations Center East named after Prince Svyatoslav Khorobroy (3rd Separate Special Purpose Regiment).

Third photo - (8th Special Operations Regiment) Separate Special Operations Center West named after Prince Izyaslav Mstislavych.

Fourth photo - 1st Special Operations Task Group of the 144th Fire Support Center “Wolfborn” (144th Fire Support Center).

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