Day: July 22, 2026

The images, published by the Russian service of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, show large fires burning at Wildberries warehouses in Nevinnomyssk and Krasnodar after strikes that triggered significant blazes at both facilities, News.Az reports, citing RBC-Ukraine.

The first satellite images have emerged following drone attacks on Wildberries logistics centers in Russia’s Krasnodar and Nevinnomyssk pic.twitter.com/9r7OqRo2Ze

— RBC-Ukraine (@NewsUkraineRBC) July 22, 2026

One satellite image, taken at 11:05 a.m. local time, shows thick smoke and active flames consuming the Wildberries logistics center in Nevinnomyssk, located in Russia’s Stavropol region.

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Additional satellite imagery from Krasnodar also shows a large fire at another Wildberries distribution hub, highlighting the scale of the damage following the reported drone strike.

According to the published imagery, the blaze in Krasnodar appears to have extended beyond the logistics center, with signs suggesting nearby railcars at the Krasnodar-Sortirovochny railway station may also have been affected.

Cloud cover over the area has made it difficult to fully assess the extent of the destruction, and the overall damage has not yet been independently verified.

The satellite images follow overnight attacks on July 22 that targeted two major Wildberries logistics centers.

The first strike hit the company’s warehouse in Krasnodar, sparking a massive fire. Hours later, another drone attack struck a large Wildberries logistics facility in Nevinnomyssk, where firefighters also battled a major blaze.

The attacks underscore the increasing vulnerability of Russia’s logistics and commercial infrastructure as long-range drone strikes continue to reach targets deep inside the country.

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According to outage-tracking website Downdetector, reports of Instagram issues began climbing sharply at around 6:30 a.m., with complaints quickly exceeding 2,000 before peaking at roughly 4,000, News.Az reports, citing Tomsguide.

User reports suggested that Instagram’s Direct Messages (DMs) were the primary feature affected during the outage, with many saying messages failed to send or were not delivered.

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The messaging issues appeared to last for approximately two hours before reports began declining.

While Instagram accounted for the vast majority of complaints, smaller spikes were also reported for other Meta-owned platforms.

Downdetector recorded several hundred reports involving Messenger and Facebook, although neither service experienced disruptions on the same scale as Instagram.

The simultaneous increase led some users to speculate that the problems were linked to Meta’s messaging infrastructure.

Despite the widespread reports, Meta did not publicly acknowledge the incident on its official status page during the disruption.

By the time reports subsided, the service appeared to be recovering, with most users regaining access to Instagram’s messaging features.

The incident marks another reminder of how outages affecting major social media platforms can quickly disrupt communication for millions of users worldwide.

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According to Reuters, citing three grain industry sources, authorities have temporarily banned vessels from entering or leaving the port of Novorossiysk between midnight and 5 a.m. local time because of the threat of Ukrainian drone strikes, News.Az reports, citing RBC-Ukraine.

The sources said the order was delivered verbally, with no formal government document issued, while the port continues operating normally during daytime hours. Grain exports have not been affected by the overnight restrictions, they added.

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Novorossiysk is Russia’s busiest port by cargo volume and handles roughly one-third of the country’s grain exports. It also serves as a major hub for oil shipments, metals and containerized cargo.

The reported nighttime restrictions follow earlier limits on vessel traffic in the Sea of Azov and the Kerch Strait, reflecting growing efforts by Moscow to protect critical maritime infrastructure from increasingly frequent Ukrainian drone attacks.

On July 21, Russian authorities also prohibited ships from docking in areas without air defense protection at the ports of Azov and Kavkaz, further tightening security around key export routes.

Novorossiysk is expected to receive additional grain shipments redirected from ports in the Sea of Azov, making its uninterrupted operation increasingly important for Russian exports.

Following reports of the nighttime shipping restrictions, September wheat futures on the Euronext exchange climbed 4.5%, highlighting market concerns over potential disruptions to grain supplies.

The Black Sea port has repeatedly been targeted during the war.

In April, a nighttime Ukrainian drone attack sparked a fire at a Transneft facility in Novorossiysk that services some of Russia’s largest oil tankers.

The latest restrictions come as Russia’s average monthly oil exports have fallen to their lowest level in eight months, largely due to the prolonged shutdown of the Sheskharis oil terminal in Novorossiysk, underscoring the growing economic impact of attacks on Russia’s energy and export infrastructure.

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