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title: "Strikes on Epicenter Chain: Shopping Centers Attacked in Four Ukrainian Cities"
description: "Over a single day, Russian forces attacked Epicenter retail chain shopping centers in four Ukrainian cities — Kharkiv, Zaporizhzhia, Vinnytsia, and Poltava, causing fires and casualties."
date: 2026-10-25T11:38:39.896Z
lang: en
url: https://xab.info/en/posts/strikes-on-epicenter-chain-four-cities
tags: [epicenter, ukraine, shelling, shopping-centers, fires]
author: "Roman V."
publisher: "XAB.info"
---

# Strikes on Epicenter Chain: Shopping Centers Attacked in Four Ukrainian Cities

![Fire engines working near the damaged facade of an Epicenter shopping center after a strike](https://xab.info/media/2026/10/25/udary-po-seti-epitsentr-v-chetyrekh-gorodakh/udary-po-seti-epitsentr-v-chetyrekh-gorodakh-1.webp)

## Key Points

- Attacks affected Epicenter retail chain shopping centers in four Ukrainian cities within 24 hours
- In Kharkiv, three rescuers were injured while responding to the aftermath of a strike on a mall and enterprise
- In Poltava, a 52-year-old woman was wounded as a result of a drone impact
- Commercial and industrial civilian objects sustained damage in Zaporizhzhia and Vinnytsia

Over the course of a day, Russian forces launched a series of strikes on facilities of the major Ukrainian retail chain Epicenter across four regions of the country. As a result of drone and missile attacks, destruction and fires were recorded at shopping centers as well as related civilian infrastructure. The owning company described the incident as a large-scale attack on the network's infrastructure.

### Attacks on Shopping Centers in Kharkiv, Zaporizhzhia, Vinnytsia, and Poltava

According to the company and regional authorities, facilities of the retail chain were targeted simultaneously in several Ukrainian cities. On October 25, drones attacked a shopping center and a civilian enterprise in Kharkiv, causing massive fires and injuring four people, including three SES employees. Concurrently, a strike on a commercial facility in Zaporizhzhia in the morning of the same day caused a fire, as reported by Ivan Fedorov, co-chair of the Zaporizhzhia Oblast Defense Council.

### Consequences of Night and Morning Raids in the Regions

Vinnytsia and its surrounding region also experienced a night drone raid, damaging a civilian industrial facility and a private residential building. In the morning, a similar strike hit the Epicenter shopping complex in Poltava, where a severe fire broke out following the drone impact. According to preliminary medical reports, a 52-year-old woman was injured in the Poltava incident.

### Company Management Response and Extent of Destruction

Representatives of the Epicenter chain characterized the events of the past 24 hours as a targeted destruction of the company's retail infrastructure facilities. The exact damage from the series of strikes across the four cities remains to be assessed once rescue services and sappers complete their work. Experts note that such attacks on large shopping centers deal a heavy blow to the logistics of supplying the population with essential goods and significantly increase the burden on emergency services in the regions.

## Fact-Check & Sources

- ["Тотальное уничтожение сети": в "Эпицентре" заявили об ударах по ТЦ в четырех городах](https://www.rbc.ua/ukr/news/totalne-znishchennya-merezhi-epitsentri-zayavili-1792928025.html) - Primary source confirms strikes on Epicenter retail facilities across four Ukrainian cities within a day.

## FAQ

### In which cities were Epicenter shopping centers damaged?

Over the course of a day, shopping centers of the chain were struck in Kharkiv, Zaporizhzhia, Vinnytsia, and Poltava.

### Were there any casualties from the attacks on the shopping centers?

Yes, four people were injured in Kharkiv, including three rescuers, and a 52-year-old woman was injured in Poltava.