On the morning of 28 August, Russian forces struck the Karavan shopping centre in Kharkiv with a drone. The centre has been closed since 2022. The attack caused a large fire.
Source: State Emergency Service in Kharkiv Oblast; Kharkiv Mayor Ihor Terekhov; Suspilne Kharkiv, a local branch of Ukraine's national public broadcaster
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Quote from the State Emergency Service: "A jet-powered drone hit the building of a non-operational retail facility in the city's Kyivskyi district. Structural elements were partially destroyed and a fire broke out over an area of 150 sq m."
Details: The strike hit a shoe shop, setting equipment and furniture on fire. The fire has since been extinguished. Early reports indicate there have been no casualties or injuries.
