What Does the Russian Company Wildberries Actually Sell?
The Russian marketplace Wildberries, which has recently come under attack from Ukrainian drones, has effectively become a platform where goods that can be used in the war are available for purchase. The platform openly sells components for FPV drones, munition delivery systems, thermal imaging equipment, body armor, and other tactical gear.
A search for “fiber-optic reels for drones” yields 178 products on the marketplace. Among them are fiber-optic cable reels for FPV drones up to 10 km long, weighing about one kilogram, and costing between 23,000 and 38,000 rubles.
Also available for sale is a “ground-based optical receiver module” for control stations with a range exceeding 25 km. In some listings, the products are explicitly advertised as components for drones—complete with photos of quadcopters and corresponding specifications.
When searching for “dropping devices for drones,” journalists found 444 products. Among the top results are “tail units and release brackets,” whose product descriptions explicitly state compatibility with VOG-17 and VOG-25 grenades.
Universal release systems for 7–15-inch FPV drones labeled “Made in Russia” are also available. Their prices range from 1,500 to 6,000 rubles.
In addition, Wildberries offers a wide range of tactical gear. A search for “body armor” yields over 17,000 products, while a search for “military helmet” yields nearly 2,000. A significant portion of the body armor and helmets are labeled “tested in the Special Military Operation” and bear a mark indicating a Russian certificate with protection class BR-2.
The catalog also features thermal imaging sights, night vision devices, and thermal imaging binoculars. A search for “thermal imaging sight” yields nearly 2,000 products, while a search for “military thermal imager” reveals equipment ranging in price from several thousand to nearly 200,000 rubles. Among them is an “anti-drone cloak,” which is advertised as a means of protection against drone thermal imagers.
This is discussed in the Glavkom article “Why Wildberries? The Story of Russia’s Richest Woman and the Business Under Attack by Drones.”
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