Russian forces struck an Epicentr shopping center in Zaporizhzhia early Wednesday, Aug. 12, sparking a fire and causing extensive damage to the building, local officials said. No injuries were reported. The attack came just a day after Zaporizhzhia was targeted by a Russian ballistic missile strike, including missiles supplied by North Korea, according to Ukrainian officials.JOIN US ON TELEGRAMFollow our coverage of the war on the @Kyivpost_official. Ivan Fedorov, head of the Zaporizhzhia Regional Military Administration, said the latest strike hit the shopping center during the night and shared images showing widespread damage inside.
Attack follows deadly Zaporizhzhia missile strike One day earlier, on Tuesday, Russia launched one of its largest mixed missile strikes on Zaporizhzhia in recent weeks, with Ukrainian officials saying the assault included North Korean-supplied ballistic missiles. Ukraine’s Air Force said Russia launched a package of 20 missiles and glide bombs at the city overnight on Aug. 11, including three ballistic missiles, two Zircon hypersonic missiles and 15 KAB glide bombs. Epicentr still reeling from Kyiv attack The latest attack comes as Epicentr is still dealing with the destruction of two major logistics and production facilities in the Kyiv region during Russia’s massive Aug. 5 attack. The hardware retail chain said a logistics center on Viskozna Street in Kyiv was completely destroyed by fire, while a separate logistics and production complex in Kalynivka, Kyiv Oblast, was hit directly. One employee was killed and three others were injured and later hospitalized.
