Over the course of just over a month, Russian forces have repeatedly attacked large shopping centres, shops, warehouses and distribution hubs in various regions of Ukraine. The infrastructure of Epicentre, ROZETKA, Nova Poshta, Aurora, METRO and other companies has been targeted. This series of attacks poses an increased risk to visitors and staff at such premises during air raid alerts.<\/p>\n
Briefly about the main points<\/strong><\/p>\n On the evening of 20 July, a drone struck the \u00abEpicentre\u00bb shopping centre in Sumy. A massive fire broke out in the shopping centre, and the emergency services were forced to suspend their work due to repeated attacks. The building, covering an area of over 23,000 square metres, was virtually completely destroyed by fire.<\/p>\n On 26 July, Russian troops attacked the only \u00abEpicentre<\/a>\u00bb in Kryvyi Rih. The fire spread across more than 16,000 square metres; at the time, it was reported that there were no casualties.<\/p>\n On the night of 4 August, the warehouses of \u00abLasunka\u00bb, Biosphere and the chocolate manufacturer Millennium were damaged or destroyed in Dnipro. Following a drone strike, Biosphere\u2019s finished goods warehouse, covering an area of around 20,000 square metres, was burnt down.<\/p>\n On the night of 5 August, the following were destroyed or seriously damaged logistics facilities<\/a> \u00abEpicentre\u00bb, \u00abNova Poshta\u00bb, ROZETKA and other companies in Kyiv and the surrounding region. ROZETKA\u2019s largest distribution centre in Brovary was beyond repair following several missile strikes.<\/p>\n \u00abNova Poshta\u00bb lost its sorting centre in Kyiv, where people lost their lives. One of \u00abEpicentre\u2019s\u00bb key logistics centres in the capital was destroyed by fire, whilst production and warehousing facilities in Kalynivka were damaged.<\/p>\n On 12 August, Russia struck the \u00abEpicentre\u00bb shopping centre in Zaporizhzhia, where a major fire broke out. According to initial reports from the authorities, no one was injured.<\/p>\n During the large-scale attack on Kyiv and the surrounding region on 20 August, warehouses and logistics facilities linked to VARUS, \u00abEKO Market\u00bb, \u00abFora\u00bb, Yves Rocher, \u00abFayni Lody\u00bb and FM Logistic were damaged. An oil depot was also hit KLO<\/a>. METRO Ukraine has reported the loss of part of its stock and possible temporary disruptions to the availability of certain products and deliveries.<\/p>\n On the same day in Sloviansk, a drone struck the \u00abAurora\u00bb shop, where customers and staff were present: three people were injured. Subsequently, the \u00abAurora\u00bb distribution centre in the Poltava region, the Mondel\u0113z factory in Trostyanets \u2013 where five employees were injured \u2013 and two \u00abEpicentre\u00bb stores in Odesa were also struck.<\/p>\n\n
The first strikes hit shopping centres and warehouses<\/h2>\n
The attack on 5 August caused disruption to logistics in Kyiv<\/h2>\n
In mid- and late August, the attacks spread to new regions<\/h2>\n
The second explosion in Kryvyi Rih occurred during the rescue operation<\/h2>\n