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U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent called Ukrainian strikes on Russian oil infrastructure one of the causes of the global energy crisis. He spoke after a meeting of G20 finance ministers in North Carolina, to which Anton Siluanov, Russia’s finance minister, was invited for the first time since the start of the war.

Russia is openly threatening the UK over its support for Ukraine. But while Moscow warns Britain of “consequences,” Russian-linked cyberattacks, sabotage, and covert operations are already bringing its hybrid warfare to British shores.

After hitting Wildberries warehouses, Ukrainian forces have now set their sights on Ozon, another major Russian e-commerce company. The message is clear – no part of Russia’s economy is off the table.

Today, Wildberries is considered the Russian equivalent of Amazon, a booming online retailer that Forbes estimated earned $9 billion in revenue in 2024, and Kim is Russia’s richest woman, with an estimated net worth of $8.1 billion.

The attacks began on a July weekend and have continued for a month, stretching from Moscow and St. Petersburg, to cities in the south, and eastward to the Ural Mountains. The targets weren’t oil refineries, maritime hubs or arms plants hit by other Ukrainian strikes, but warehouses that bring the convenience of online shopping across…

Early Sunday, a fire broke out in a warehouse belonging to Russia’s largest online marketplace, Wildberries, in the town of Podolsk, about 40 kilometers (25 miles) south of Moscow. The fire was the result of a large-scale overnight attack by Ukrainian drones, most of which were intercepted by Russian air defenses.

In recent weeks, Russia’s Wildberries has been in the news. Though little known in the West, Wildberries is the country’s largest e-commerce platform, with many likening it to Amazon.