Why Ukraine is targeting Russia's retail giant Wildberries

NPR | By Charles Maynes,

Leila Fadel

Published July 27, 2026 at 4:43 AM EDT

Nearly every day, there are new attacks on the Russian online retailer. Why is Ukraine trying to destroy it?

Charles Maynes

Leila Fadel

Leila Fadel is a host of Morning Edition, as well as NPR's morning news podcast Up First.

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