On 13 October russian strikes hit Epicentr's last major logistics complex in the Khmelnytskyi region throughout the day; the company says about 85% of the goods burned and no staff were hurt.
On 13 October russian forces attacked the logistics center of Epicentr K in Khmelnytskyi. According to Yulia Chudnovets, head of the company's public relations department, ten hits and five fires were recorded over the course of the day. Volunteers Support Ukraine notes that strikes on civilian infrastructure leave thousands of people without work and supplies.
It was the retailer's last major logistics complex: the company says the other two, in Kyiv and the Kyiv region, had already been destroyed by russia earlier. The Khmelnytskyi hub supplied goods to the chain's shopping centers. Rescuers were hampered by about 30 more enemy drones in the sky while they fought the fires.
According to the company, the fire destroyed roughly 85% of the goods in the warehouse. No employees were hurt; Epicentr said all of its people are alive. These figures come from the company itself and have not been independently confirmed.
Interfax-Ukraine reported that the same day a strike was also recorded on an Epicentr shopping center in Dnipro, and that the new shopping center in Chernihiv has effectively been destroyed after a week of attacks.
Volunteers Support Ukraine continues to help people affected by the war as far as its resources allow.
