Russians attack Epitsentr stores in four Ukrainian cities
Ukrainian and Russian forces struck Epitsentr retail locations in Kharkiv, Zaporizhzhia, Vinnytsia and Poltava on October 25, causing fires and destruction. A woman was injured in Poltava, a rescuer was hurt while fighting the fire in Kharkiv, and no casualties were reported in Vinnytsia or Zaporizhzhia. The company called the attacks a “total destruction of the network.”
Pontos principais
- October 25: Epitsentr stores were attacked in Kharkiv, Zaporizhzhia, Vinnytsia and Poltava within less than a day.
- Kharkiv: the Epitsentr building in Osnovianskyi district burned down; one rescuer was injured.
- Poltava: a Shahed drone struck the retail complex, causing a fire and injuring a 52-year-old woman.
- Zaporizhzhia: a large fire broke out after a drone attack and was contained by rescuers; no workers were hurt.
- Vinnytsia and Zaporizhzhia: no deaths or injuries were reported.
- Epitsentr said the attacks included repeated strikes and described them as the “total destruction of the network.”
- In October, Epitsentr stores were also damaged or destroyed in Kyiv, Uman, Pervomaisk, Khmelnytskyi, Dubno and Kovel.
Por que importa
The attacks damaged large retail facilities in several cities within less than a day and followed earlier strikes on stores in other parts of Ukraine. They caused civilian and rescuer injuries, destroyed a building in Kharkiv and exposed the repeated targeting of a major retail network.
O que aconteceu
Russian forces attacked Epitsentr locations in four Ukrainian cities on October 25. In Zaporizhzhia, reactive drones struck a retail facility and caused a large fire that rescuers contained; no workers were injured. In Poltava, a Shahed hit the retail complex during the day, triggering a fire and injuring a 52-year-old woman, while the extent of the damage was still being clarified. Overnight in Kharkiv, a building in Osnovianskyi district was destroyed by fire, and a rescuer was injured while responding. There were no reported deaths or injuries in Vinnytsia or Zaporizhzhia, and the company did not provide details about the situation in Vinnytsia.
O que dizem as fontes ucranianas
Ukrainian reporting highlights the scale and recurrence of the attacks on the Epitsentr network, including earlier strikes on stores in additional cities. Coverage focuses on the fires, destruction, injured civilians and rescuers, and the company's characterization of the attacks as the total destruction of its network.
Onde as versões divergem
Reports differ on the number of rescuers injured in the Kharkiv fire. Most say one rescuer was hurt, while one report says two State Emergency Service rescuers were injured after a repeated strike.
Contexto
The Epitsentr building in Kharkiv's Osnovianskyi district had already been attacked in August and September, when one man was killed and six others were injured. Before the October 25 attacks, stores were damaged or destroyed during October in Kyiv, Uman, Pervomaisk, Khmelnytskyi, Dubno and Kovel. The company's last reported Epitsentr store in Kharkiv had burned down in an attack on the evening of October 24, before the Osnovianskyi district site was struck overnight.