{"id":204441,"date":"2026-09-18T23:00:01","date_gmt":"2026-09-18T20:00:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/204441\/"},"modified":"2026-09-18T23:00:04","modified_gmt":"2026-09-18T20:00:04","slug":"economy-ministry-promises-help-to-belarusian-businesses-affected-by-wildberries-warehouse-fires-in-russia","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/204441\/","title":{"rendered":"Economy ministry promises help to Belarusian businesses affected by Wildberries warehouse fires in Russia"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

September 18, Pozirk<\/em>.<\/strong> Belarusian businesses affected by Wildberries warehouse fires in Russia can count on government support, the economy ministry said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The ministry said that its representatives had a meeting with affected business owners on September 18, and that support measures were devised as a result in coordination with Wilberries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Assistance will be provided on a case-by-case basis depending on the category of goods involved, the ministry said, without elaborating.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In early August, The Minsk City Union of Entrepreneurs and Employers sent a letter to the economy ministry urging authorities to combine efforts with the business sector to mitigate the impact of the destruction of Wildberries warehouses by Ukrainian drone strikes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The scale of the problem is \u201cquite significant for the Belarusian economy,\u201d the letter said, noting that more than 22,000 Belarusian businesses currently store their products at Wildberries warehouses in Russia that have been targeted by Ukrainian drone attacks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Earlier, the marketplace reportedly amended its public agreement with businesses to stipulate that sellers are not entitled to compensation for losses caused by circumstances beyond the company\u2019s control.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, Belarusian businesses argue that fires in Russia cannot be cited to deny compensation because Belarusian sellers concluded contracts with a Belarusian-registered entity owned by Wildberries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Minsk City Union of Entrepreneurs and Employers asked the economy ministry to develop and implement a joint action plan to mitigate the impact on Belarusian businesses and work out mechanisms to influence the marketplace, including through diplomatic channels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ukraine has been regularly targeting Russia-based Wildberries warehouses since mid-July, insisting that facilities handle dual-use goods and components for military equipment and therefore qualify as legitimate military targets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The marketplace reportedly lost 17 percent of its warehouse space in July alone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In February 2022, Russia started a full-scale war against Ukraine in which the Belarusian authorities sided with the Kremlin, allowing Russian troops to attack Ukraine from Belarus on multiple occasions and supplying arms to Moscow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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