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The Ukrainian plot to sink the Russian economy

26 min7 augusti 2026

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.


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Guest: Catherine Philp, world affairs editor, The Times.

Host: Manveen Rana.

Producers: Emily Webb.

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Read more: Ukraine is hammering Wildberries warehouses. What is its strategy?

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