A Russian marketplace for drone parts is going fully military — with sellers pulled in from Wildberries, the retailer whose warehouses are now targeted by Ukraine

Source: Kommersant

Roy.Market, which offers dual-use goods, is being relaunched as a full-fledged marketplace for the military, the Russian business daily Kommersant reported.

Andrei Bezrukov, chairman of the board of the Center for Unmanned Systems and Technologies, which runs the marketplace, told the outlet that Roy.Market has begun onboarding third-party sellers, including some who already sell through Wildberries and Ozon, two major Russian online retailers. The marketplace had operated only in pilot mode until now.

By 2027, Roy.Market’s creators plan to expand the catalog to more than 10,000 items, which are expected to include drone components, personal protective equipment, electronics, and field uniforms.

Since mid-July, Ukraine has been attacking warehouses belonging to Wildberries, Russia’s largest online marketplace. Kyiv calls them “legitimate military targets” and says the marketplace sells, among other things, drone equipment, military uniforms, and other goods intended for war.

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