Russian Forces Intensify Shelling of Epicentr K Chain Across Ukraine in 48-Hour Wave of Strikes
Epicentr K said its retail and warehouse facilities were damaged in attacks over the past several days. The company reported damage in Dubno, Kharkiv, Kovel, Kyiv, Pervomaisk, Poltava, Uman, Vinnytsia and Zaporizhzhia.
Russian forces have ramped up their shelling of Epicentr K retail chain facilities across Ukraine in a 48-hour period, according to the company's Facebook posts. Hypermarkets and infrastructure in Uman, Pervomaisk, Dubno, and Kovel were hit, with three people injured. This follows earlier attacks on Epicentr K shopping centers in Kharkiv, Zaporizhzhia, Vinnytsia, and Poltava.
A Russian ballistic attack on Kyiv destroyed an Epicentr K hypermarket on Oct. 21, and fires broke out at a nearby postal cargo facility and shopping center. In Kharkiv, an attack on Oct. 24 destroyed a shopping center, complicating rescue efforts and injuring a rescuer. The threat of further strikes complicated rescue operations, and a facility damaged in an Aug.
27 drone attack was hit again. Epicentr K, founded by Oleksandr and Halyna Hereha in 2003, operates 72 shopping centers across Ukraine with a total retail area of over 2 million square meters and employs around 38,000 people. The company generated Hr. 81.2 billion ($1.9 billion) in 2025.
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