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Kazakhstan Has Not Received Formal Warehouse Expansion Request from Wildberries
Kazakhstan's Ministry of Trade and Integration announced that Russia-based Wildberries has not submitted any formal application to establish a new warehouse in the country. The ministry said any potential requests would be evaluated within the framework of national interests and Eurasian Economic Union legislation.
Kazakhstan announced that it has not received any formal request concerning the Russian e-commerce platform Wildberries' efforts to expand its warehouse capacity on Kazakh territory. In a written statement, the Ministry of Trade and Integration stressed that no application on the matter had been received from the company.
The ministry's press service stated: “To date, no formal application from Wildberries regarding the placement of additional warehouse capacity on the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan has been submitted to the ministry.” The statement also noted that the development of international trade platforms’ logistics infrastructure is being closely monitored.
Any potential proposal would be evaluated in observance of national interests and in accordance with the country’s legislation, the ministry said. It highlighted the importance of implementing investment projects on a mutually beneficial basis, in a way that creates opportunities for local entrepreneurs and contributes to the economy.
“Kazakhstan possesses significant transit and logistics potential,” the statement said, adding that investments aimed at developing modern warehouse and logistics infrastructure, creating new jobs and fostering cross-border e-commerce were supported.
The ministry recalled that processes related to the transportation, storage and circulation of goods are regulated by Kazakhstan’s legislation and the law of the Eurasian Economic Union, and it stressed that no market participant would be granted privileges or special conditions.
The announcement comes in response to an earlier report by the Russian newspaper Kommersant. Four sources quoted by the paper claimed that Wildberries had started looking for warehouse space in Kazakhstan and was ready to lease all available vacant warehouse volume in the country. One source suggested the search covered an area of 100,000 square meters.
Attacks on logistics centers in Russia
Claims about Wildberries’ possible expansion in Kazakhstan coincide with a period in which the company’s logistics centers in Russia have been hit by a series of drone attacks. At least seven facilities were targeted between July 18 and 29.
The first major attacks on July 18 struck facilities in Kotovsk, Tambov region, and Elektrostal, Moscow region. In Kotovsk, warehouse workers lost their lives and many were injured. In Elektrostal, a major fire caused by drone debris falling took days to extinguish.
On July 20–22, personnel at the Koledino warehouse were evacuated and an attack on the logistics center in Nevinnomyssk, Stavropol region, was reported. On July 23–24, facilities in Krasnodar, Shushary near St. Petersburg, Utkina Zavod in Leningrad region and Simferopol were struck by drones. Wildberries said that thanks to timely evacuations, loss of life was prevented but that warehouse sections and goods were damaged.
On July 25, work at the logistics center in Yekaterinburg was temporarily suspended due to a drone threat. On July 29, access to the warehouse in Ryazan was announced to be restricted.
The Ukrainian side claims the attacks targeted facilities that could be used for storing and distributing dual-use goods, including electronic components. Russian officials and Wildberries reject these claims, stating that the sites struck were civilian logistics infrastructure.
Kazakhstan’s ministry reiterated its openness to investment projects while noting once again that all processes would be carried out within the framework of current legislation and that no company would be granted special exemptions.
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