On Sunday, October 25, Russian jet-powered drones attacked a retail facility in Zaporizhzhia, causing a massive fire. Ivan Fedorov, head of the Zaporizhzhia Regional Defense Council, reported that firefighters managed to contain the blaze and that no employees were injured.
On the same day, Vitaliy Dyakivnych, head of the Poltava Regional Military Administration, confirmed that the occupiers had struck the “Epicenter” shopping complex in Poltava with a “Shahed” drone. Rescue workers continue to battle the intense fire, which left a 52-year-old woman injured.
In addition, overnight, the Russian military destroyed an “Epicenter” building in the Osnovyanskyi district of Kharkiv. One firefighter was also injured while fighting the fire at this shopping center.
This month, Russian troops have struck several “Epicenter” home improvement stores, damaging or destroying facilities in Kyiv, Uman, Pervomaisk, Khmelnytskyi, Dubno, and Kovel.
The situation remains tense, and emergency services continue to work to address the aftermath of the attacks.
