Despite Ukrainian strikes, Russian online marketplaces Ozon and Wildberries are still selling supplies for Russia’s military. Here’s what we found.
In early August, amid a wave of strikes on Wildberries warehouses, we looked into what goods are being ordered for the Russian army on Russian online marketplaces. It turned out that almost anything is available there, including body bags for the dead. At that time, Ukraine had not yet struck Ozon’s facilities, which fueled conspiracy theories. In the second half of August, however, Ukraine’s armed forces began hitting that company’s warehouses as well. Meduza decided to check whether the market
Claims & verification status
Russian online marketplaces Ozon and Wildberries are still selling supplies for Russia’s military.
At the time of investigation, Ukraine had not yet struck Ozon’s facilities.
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Impact analysis
Who claims what
- —Russian online marketplaces Ozon and Wildberries are still selling supplies for Russia’s military. (per Meduza reporting)
- —At the time of investigation, Ukraine had not yet struck Ozon’s facilities. (per Meduza reporting)
Our assessment
If Meduza's reporting is accurate, Russian e-commerce platforms such as Ozon and Wildberries remain operational channels for sourcing military supplies, including potentially…