In Kyiv Oblast, the distribution center of the "Aurora" supermarket chain was damaged as a result of an early-morning aerial attack by Russian forces. This was reported by the company's co-founder Taras Panasenko, according to RBC-Ukraine. According to him, the facility was hit during another massive strike aimed at the region's economic infrastructure, disrupting the operation of one of the retailer's key logistics hubs.
No employees were harmed
Panasenko emphasized that thanks to a prompt response and strict adherence to safety protocols, not a single employee of the company was injured. The co-founder expressed gratitude to the team for their coordinated work during the emergency, as well as to everyone who expressed support for the chain following the attack. It is stressed that preserving the lives of staff was the primary outcome of the actions taken at the moment of the strike.
Tactic of repeated strikes
The statement and media reports separately highlight the enemy's tactic: after the initial hit, when rescuers were already on site and had contained the aftermath, the facility came under a second barrage. This technique, aimed at intensifying the destruction and creating an additional threat to emergency services, is characterized by experts as a deliberate strike against logistics and rear infrastructure.
Systematic strikes on the economic rear
Russia continues to systematically attack civilian facilities and businesses in various regions of Ukraine, intensifying aerial terror and delivering repeated strikes on the economic rear. Other logistics hubs are also coming under fire; against the backdrop of constant air raids in Kyiv and Kyiv Oblast, a military analyst explained the Russian tactic of systematic strikes on Ukrainian businesses and warehouses, pointing to their regular, rather than isolated, nature.
Contradictory data
Publications in different outlets differ in their wording regarding the scale of the damage. RBC-Ukraine uses the words "destroyed" and "destruction" in its headline and main text, whereas media.az and resonance.ua speak of the distribution center being "damaged." The company has not publicly detailed the exact extent of the damage or the list of damaged systems, so the degree of destruction of the facility at the time of publication remains an estimate and depends on the source.
