Occupiers destroy Epicentr shopping center in Mykolaiv
An Epicentr home improvement hypermarket was destroyed in Mykolaiv as a result of a Russian attack, the company reported.
On a single day, Russian forces destroyed an Epicentr home improvement hypermarket located in Mykolaiv, Ukraine. The company reported that Epicentr personnel fought valiantly to protect their shopping center for nearly a day, battling relentless Russian attacks. Ten employees of the company bravely extinguished four consecutive fires by climbing onto the roof, entering the burning building, and shutting off damaged pipes.
Throughout the attack, they protected equipment and hid from enemy drones, but the Russians remained determined to destroy the shopping center, targeting it with six hits. Epicentr confirmed that the attack resulted in the loss of 520 jobs, including workers transferred from destroyed facilities in Kherson, Zaporizhia, and Odesa.
The company, which had already suffered losses in its previous locations, expressed both sadness and pride in their employees' unwavering determination and resilience. Epicentr highlighted that the attack marked the first time since the war began that they lost logistics space, as a 18,000-square-meter warehouse containing nearly UAH 3 billion worth of goods was destroyed.
Since the start of the conflict, Russian attacks have caused significant damage, with around 1 million square meters of retail space destroyed or damaged.
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