Russia's Ozon says four logistics hubs targeted by Ukrainian drones

Four logistics hubs ​owned by Russia's second-largest online ‌retailer Ozon ​in southern Russia were targeted in Ukrainian drone attacks, the company said on Monday, bringing ‌the number of targeted facilities to six since August 22.

Ozon said its logistics hub in Makhachkala, Dagestan, was on fire after a drone attack, ‌while workers at warehouses in Adygeysk, in the Adygeya region, and ‌Nevinnomyssk, in the Stavropol region, had been evacuated. "According to preliminary information, several people were injured," Ozon said in a statement, referring to the facility in Makhachkala, which ⁠had halted ​operations.

The company ⁠also said a large fire broke out at its facility in the town of ⁠Enem in the Krasnodar region. It added that facilities in Adygeya and ​Stavropol were not damaged. Shares in Ozon fell by as much ⁠as 12% on the Moscow Exchange on news of the attack, while shares in ⁠its ​major shareholder, private equity firm AFK Sistema, fell by almost 13%.

Ozon has become Russia's second e-commerce giant, after rival Wildberries, to ⁠be targeted in Ukrainian drone attacks. Work at a logistics centre in ⁠the Samara ⁠region was halted after the first Ukrainian strike on the company's facilities on August 22.