The Ukrainian plot to sink the Russian economy

不打前线打物流?乌克兰开启经济暗战!

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2026-08-07

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In the Ukrainian capital Kyiv, citizens are facing escalating missile attacks from Russia and the country is out of interceptor missiles to prevent them. But behind the scenes, Ukraine has been plotting to bring down Russia’s biggest online retailer, Wildberries. If successful, it could be ruinous for the Russian economy. This podcast was brought to you thanks to the support of readers of The Times and The Sunday Times. Subscribe today: http://thetimes.com/thestory Guest: Catherine Philp, world affairs editor, The Times. Host: Manveen Rana. Producers: Emily Webb. We want to hear from you - email: thestory@thetimes.com Read more: Ukraine is hammering Wildberries warehouses. What is its strategy? Clips: BBC, Sky News, CNN, The i Paper, Radio Free Europe, CBC. Photo: Getty Images. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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  • From the Times and the Sunday Times, this is the story.

  • I'm Manveen Rana.

  • It's been a difficult week in Kyiv as night after night,

  • the city has come under fierce attack.

  • The haunting sound of the air raid sirens wail across Kyiv.

  • It's soon followed by the sounds of explosions.

  • Ukraine's capital is reeling today after being pounded

  • in a Russian missile attack overnight.

  • In what's being described as one of the deadliest assaults on Kyiv this year,

  • Ukrainian officials say at least 17 people have been killed.

  • Residents of the Ukrainian capital are piling into crowded shelters

  • and metro stations every night in an attempt to avoid the bombardment.

  • The air raid sirens sounded, but there wasn't much time for people

  • to take shelter because those ballistic missiles arrive so quickly.

  • But while Kyiv is being pounded every night,

  • the Ukrainians aren't the only ones feeling the pressure.

  • Over in Russia, an unexpected campaign is underway.

  • So there's this video that's been posted online

  • and it shows this enormous low building

  • at the bottom, there's just orange flame and then