{"id":25645,"date":"2026-07-26T10:51:51","date_gmt":"2026-07-26T07:51:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ukrmedia.news\/?p=25645"},"modified":"2026-07-26T10:51:51","modified_gmt":"2026-07-26T07:51:51","slug":"shahed-vluchyv-trts-kryvyi-rih-pozhezha","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ukrmedia.news\/en\/viyna\/shahed-vluchyv-trts-kryvyi-rih-pozhezha\/","title":{"rendered":"\u00abA \u00bbShahid\u201c struck the \u201dEpicentre\u2019 in Kryvyi Rih: a major fire broke out"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"news-lead\">On 26 July, a \u00abShahed\u00bb drone struck a shopping centre in Kryvyi Rih, according to local media reports. A major fire broke out at the scene. The head of the Dnipropetrovsk Regional State Administration, Oleksandr Hanzha, confirmed the fire at the shopping centre, whilst the head of the city\u2019s Defence Council, Oleksandr Vilkul, stated that the fire had been contained. Firefighting operations are continuing.<\/p>\n<div class=\"news-summary-box\">\n<p><strong>Briefly about the main points<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u00abA \u00bbShahed\u2019 struck a shopping centre in Kryvyi Rih on 26 July.<\/li>\n<li>A major fire broke out at the site following the strike.<\/li>\n<li>The city authorities have reported that the fire has been brought under control.<\/li>\n<li>The local authorities organised the delivery of water for fire-fighting purposes.<\/li>\n<li>Details of any potential casualties are being clarified.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<h2>The explosion went off at dawn<\/h2>\n<p>Local media reported an explosion in <a href=\"https:\/\/ukrmedia.news\/viyna\/rosiya-atakuvala-terminal-novoyi-poshti-07-07\/\">Kryvyi Rih<\/a> At around 05:54. The air raid alert in the city began at approximately 05:01, and prior to that, the Air Force had reported jet drones moving towards the city.<\/p>\n<p>According to local media reports, the building hit was the \u00abEpicentre\u00bb DIY store.<\/p>\n<h2>The fire has been contained; firefighting operations are ongoing<\/h2>\n<p>Oleksandr Vilkul reported that the fire had been brought under control. To ensure that fire-fighting operations could continue uninterrupted, \u00abMiskvodokanal\u00bb and other municipal services organised the delivery of water.<\/p>\n<p>At the time of Vilkul\u2019s statement, there was no information regarding casualties. However, Oleksandr Hanzha noted that details regarding possible casualties were still being verified. The authorities had not disclosed the area affected by the fire, the extent of damage to the building, or the number of rescue workers or pieces of equipment deployed.<\/p>\n<h2>July was a month of drone attacks for the town and the district<\/h2>\n<p>The latest attack followed several strikes on Kryvyi Rih and the Kryvyi Rih district in July. In particular, on 7 July, a large fire broke out after a Russian UAV struck a civilian target in the city. On 14\u201315 July, the authorities and local media reported strikes on an infrastructure facility and an industrial plant.<\/p>\n<p>Separately, on 25 July, communities in the Kryvyi Rih district came under attack: a 61-year-old man was injured in the Apostolivska community.<\/p>\n<h2>What is known about the implications for the retail premises?<\/h2>\n<p>The full extent of the damage and the timeframe for the shopping centre\u2019s restoration have not yet been announced. According to \u00abPershyi Miskyi\u00bb, the shop, which local media have identified as \u00abEpicentre\u00bb, had been operating in Kryvyi Rih since 2007 and employed around 400 people.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A major fire broke out after a \u00abShahed\u00bb drone struck a shopping centre in Kryvyi Rih. 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