A Ukrainian drone attack hit a Wildberries warehouse in the Leningrad region, just outside St. Petersburg, in the early hours of Friday 24 July. The impact caused a large fire, with two large columns of smoke visible from a distance.
It is the company’s fifth warehouse targeted since July 18. Kiev claims that Wildberries’ facilities are also used by logistics supporting the Russian military
Two key Wildberries logistics hubs near St. Petersburg were struck overnight, Shushary and Utkina Zavod, the main distribution centers for the entire Northwest region. pic.twitter.com/N9aTFNyREw
— WarTranslated (@wartranslated) July 24, 2026
In the same hours, a Ukrainian Flamingo cruise missile hit the Avitek plant in the Kirov region of Russia, about 800 kilometers north-east of Moscow.
Today, Ukraine’s Defense Forces struck one of the key military enterprises in Russia’s Kirov. It supplies components for the occupier’s aircraft and missile systems, which are used, in particular, in the massive attacks against our cities and communities. I thank our warriors for… pic.twitter.com/bKYnCjRl3B
— Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський (@ZelenskyyUa) July 24, 2026
The plant produces anti-aircraft missiles and other components for the Russian military industry.
It’s Flamingo time 🦩🦩🦩
In Kirov, an FP-5 “Flamingo” missile struck the AVITEK machine-building enterprise, which is part of the VKO Almaz-Antey concern.
The enterprise specializes in the production of aviation components, guided surface-to-air missiles, target missiles,… pic.twitter.com/iwPIhoBwYf
— Fire Point (@FirePointUA) July 24, 2026
Meanwhile, Trump’s (and the Maga world’s) narrative on Ukraine changes. Some of the most influential influencers of the US nationalist movement – Laura Loomer and Tim Pool – change their tune and speak openly about Kiev’s battle “for its very existence against an evil dictator.”
Ukraine has been fighting for their very existence against an evil dictator
I see now the importance of the Ukrainian victory against Russia
I hope Trump and the people of the United States will lend their support
— Tim Pool (@Timcast) July 23, 2026
If Laura Loomer interviewed Zelensky abandoning the pro-Russian narratives, the figure of Tim Pool represents a litmus test: involved in the Tenet Media case, the company that according to the accusation was financed by the Kremlin to reward podcasts with 100,000 dollars per episode. Now he encourages Trump to do more for Kiev from the next meeting with Zelensky which will be held on the sidelines of the funeral of Senator Lindsey Graham, one of the supporters of the secondary sanctions that the US would like to apply to Moscow.
President Zelenskyy @ZelenskyyUa told me he will likely be attending Senator Lindsey Graham’s funeral in DC next week and he will also be having another meeting with President Trump.
This comes as the renewed secondary Russian sanctions bill is making its way through Congress.… https://t.co/3mQ5ew4BXN
— Laura Loomer (@LauraLoomer) July 24, 2026