Ukraine has moved its war efforts to target Russia’s “Amazon” after weeks of attacking the country’s oil stores. The war in Ukraine has been ongoing for more than four years and now, the country is trying again to bring the Kremlin to negotiation. Vladimir Putin is losing 5,000 troops per week in the Russia-Ukraine war, the US Secretary of State says. Marco Rubio said US President Donald Trump wants young Russians not to be killed at this rate.
Mr Rubio also said the US is ready to help end the “senseless” Russia–Ukraine war. Now Ukraine’s tactics are centering around weakening Moscow’s access to essential war-time supplies. Known as Russia’s “Amazon”, a reference to the online marketplace, a huge warehouse owned by Wildberries, Russia’s largest e-commerce company, has been accused by Kyiv of housing military and drone equipment that is often sent to the frontline. Experts say that if Ukraine keeps pushing, and Russia can’t defend itself, it could face issues before September’s elections.
Russia expert Mark Galeotti told The Sun: “The Ukrainians have been extraordinarily and unexpectedly successful, and this is slowly grinding away… at support for the regime bit by bit.”
John Foreman CBE, former UK Defence Attaché to Russia, said: “The strategy… is to inflict pain inside Russia, inside the occupied territories, inside Crimea, to bring home the cost of war back to Russians.”
Wildberries customers can buy radios, combat gear and body armour – the company employs around four million people and supplies the Russian army.
In September, Russians will go to the polls for legislative election.
This means they will vote on who gets a seat in parliament. Putin’s rule could face difficulty if living standards in Russia continue to worsen due to the war.
Ukraine’s first attack on Wildberries took place last weekend.
This led to fuel shortages causing a cost of living crisis for ordinary Russians.