‘Absolute Nightmare’: Inside the Russian Warehouses Bombarded by Ukraine
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Middle-of-the-night evacuations and fears about death have become the norm for workers at Russian e-commerce companies targeted by Ukraine.
Listen · 9:33 min Share full article A warehouse for a Russian e-commerce company near St. Petersburg after it was hit by Ukrainian drones in July. Credit... Agence France-Presse — Getty Images By Paul Sonne Anastasia Kuts and Milana Mazaeva
The oldest of nine children, David had landed the job a few weeks earlier at the online retailer Ozon, an upgrade from his former gig delivering food. He settled in for an evening shift on Aug. 30 that would put him closer to his dream of buying a motorcycle.
First, the city air raid sirens wailed. Next, an explosion from what seemed to be the interception of a rocket rang out.
As workers ran across the warehouse floor toward a shelter, a missile slammed into the building. The lights went dark. Walls and metal shelves crashed down on a group of high school and college students as a fireball engulfed part of the facility.
David, who communicated with fellow workers by writing on a phone because he was deaf and unable to speak, was killed. A 21-year-old college student also died, and a 16-year-old boy was critically injured.
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