On the night of August 27, Russian occupiers carried out a massive strike on the logistics infrastructure of the Kyiv region. According to RBC-Ukraine, citing Forbes Ukraine and statements from company executives, the attack damaged and destroyed the distribution centers of three major retail chains — Fora, Toy Home (Dom Igrushek), and Comfy. Debris fell in the Podilskyi and Shevchenkivskyi districts of Kyiv, and warehouse facilities in the Kyiv region came under fire. Footage shows smoke rising over damaged metal hangar roofs, while aircraft in the sky above the sites drop water.
Third Strike on Fora in August
The warehouse hit was one that the Fora chain had launched just days earlier — on August 23. At the time of the strike, no employees were on site, so there were no casualties. This is already the third enemy attack on Fora's logistics facilities during August. The company is currently rerouting its supply chains, and all stores in the chain continue to operate as usual. The total amount of damage, according to available data, is still being assessed.
Toy Home Loses Its Distribution Center
The Russian strike completely destroyed the distribution center of the Toy Home chain, the company's CEO, Maryna Nazarenko, reported. This warehouse stored a significant portion of the goods for daily shipments across the country. Staff were in shelters during the air raid alert, so no one was injured. Despite the loss of a key logistics hub, the chain's physical stores and website continue to operate. However, the company warns of possible delays in delivering already-placed online orders.
Comfy Shifts to Enhanced Mode
CEO of the Comfy chain, Hennadii Verbylenko, said that a Russian drone deliberately struck the company's distribution center in the Kyiv region. Thanks to pre-prepared shelters, the staff were unharmed. "Comfy continues to operate. Teams are in contact, all necessary processes have been launched, and we are working in enhanced mode to ensure the operation of stores, online channels, and order fulfillment," he noted.
Contradictory Data
The versions from the parties involved and the degree of confirmation of individual episodes of the attack are inconsistent. First, the severity of the consequences for the three chains is described differently: for Toy Home, the complete destruction of the distribution center is reported; for Fora, damage to a new warehouse; for Comfy, a drone hit on the facility; meanwhile, the exact total amount of damage across all companies has not been announced as of publication and is "being assessed." Second, online reports suggested a possible direct drone hit near the Dynamo stadium, and residents of the capital published footage of smoke over the sports complex. However, this episode is based on resident and social media reports and is not supported by official confirmation in the provided sources, so it should be treated as unconfirmed until verified.
