Kyrgyzstan has proposed hosting part of Russian e-commerce giant Wildberries’ warehouse and logistics network, aiming to reduce supply-chain risks and strengthen trade with Russia.
The proposal comes as a series of Ukrainian drone attacks has disrupted the company’s logistics infrastructure across Russia.
Temir Sariyev, president of the Kyrgyz Chamber of Commerce and Industry, put forward the proposal during a meeting of the Kyrgyz-Russian Business Council.
Sariyev suggested that Wildberries locate part of its warehouse network in Kyrgyzstan, arguing that distributing logistics capacity across several locations could reduce operational risks and make the company’s supply chain more resilient.
Sariyev identified several challenges currently affecting businesses trading between the two countries, including differences in product labelling and documentation requirements. He also pointed to delays at border crossings caused by sanitary inspections and long queues, which can be particularly problematic for perishable goods.
The proposal comes after a sustained series of attacks on Wildberries facilities in Russia. According to Reuters, at least 20 Wildberries sites have been targeted since 18 July.
The attacks have affected logistics facilities in more than 10 Russian regions, while more than 1.18 million square metres of warehouse space, representing more than one-fifth of the company’s reported capacity, have been damaged or destroyed.
The latest incident was reported on 11 August in Russia’s Voronezh region, where a Wildberries logistics facility was hit in a drone attack. One person was killed and two were injured, according to regional authorities.
The attacks have also affected businesses selling through Wildberries, with goods stored at damaged facilities lost and deliveries disrupted.
Wildberries has launched a voluntary compensation programme for affected sellers. The company initially targeted around 88,000 sellers in the first round of payments and later announced a second round covering around 97,000 entrepreneurs. As of 28 July, Wildberries said it had paid more than 40 million roubles to affected sellers.
Wildberries has also offered other forms of support, including discounts and payment deferrals for affected businesses.
For Kyrgyzstan, hosting part of Wildberries’ logistics network could provide an alternative storage and distribution base, while also helping local manufacturers who rely on the marketplace to reach Russian consumers.
The proposal comes amid disruption that has highlighted the risks of concentrating large volumes of inventory in a limited number of facilities.
Kyrgyz businesses using the platform have been among those affected by disruptions at warehouses in Russia. Sariyev’s proposal therefore links the immediate logistics problems facing Wildberries with Kyrgyzstan’s broader objective of strengthening trade infrastructure and increasing bilateral trade with Russia to $5 billion.
If implemented, additional warehouse capacity in Kyrgyzstan could give Wildberries another logistics base in Central Asia while providing Kyrgyz producers with a closer storage and distribution network.
Gen Z protests swept 34 German cities on Saturday (31 October) over education, living costs and military service proposals. Violence erupted in Fra...
Iran designated Britain's Royal Navy and Royal Air Force as terrorist organisations on Sunday, (1 November), and classified the country's f...
Since 2021, only 9 per cent of $8 billion in humanitarian aid for Afghanistan can be traced beyond initial recipients in public re...
The U.S. has approved the sale of 500 Patriot PAC-3 missiles to Ukraine in a deal worth an estimated $2.1 billion, but Kyiv could face years of delays before receiving the weapons it urgently needs to defend against intensifying Russian attacks.
Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei has ordered Iran's armed forces to respond to any threat immediately and without geographical limits in statements posted to social media platforms on Saturday (31 October).
Demonstrators carrying Iranian flags and placards supporting the hijab gathered outside the Azerbaijani Embassy in London.
A Chinese-made AI chip has matched Nvidia’s H200 in tests conducted by its developer, marking a potential breakthrough in China’s efforts to reduce its dependence on foreign technology.
A hacking group linked to North Korea is widely believed to be behind the theft of $6.3 billion from cryptocurrency giant Binance, a cyberattack that experts describe as the largest cryptocurrency heist on record.
Gen Z protests swept 34 German cities on Saturday (31 October) over education, living costs and military service proposals. Violence erupted in Frankfurt, where shops were looted and police reported Molotov cocktail attacks.
Iran designated Britain's Royal Navy and Royal Air Force as terrorist organisations on Sunday, (1 November), and classified the country's foreign intelligence agency, MI6, as a hostile group, according to a statement from the Iranian Foreign Ministry.
Thousands protested in Albania's capital, Tirana, on Saturday (31 October), demanding Prime Minister Edi Rama's resignation over perceived corruption allegations and dissatisfaction with the government over a lack of jobs and poor education standards.
Russia has agreed to work with Ghana on developing a 2,000-megawatt nuclear power plant following talks at the Russia-Africa Summit in Moscow, Ghanaian Foreign Minister Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa said on Saturday.
Foreign ministers from the U.S., Japan, Australia and India raised concerns over export restrictions and economic coercion at a Quad meeting in Atlanta, U.S., on Saturday, 31 October 2026, according to their joint statement.
You can download the AnewZ application from Play Store and the App Store.
What is your opinion on this topic?
Leave the first comment