New Delhi, July 22 -- The sellers who stored inventory in Wildberries warehouses outside Moscow did not have warning. By the time the smoke cleared from Ukraine's overnight drone raid on Monday, at least eight people were dead and the platforms on which tens of thousands of small businesses depend to reach Russian consumers had been struck at their physical foundation. The financial exposure, according to multiple reports, exceeds $1 billion.

eight killed, more than 80 wounded. The Kremlin acknowledged the losses to Reuters the following day, a rare admission of civilian economic damage in a conflict where Russia has consistently minimized impact assessments.

Wildberries is Russia's largest online marketplace - roughly equivalent in fun...