Kyiv’s Epicentr and Retail Park badly damaged in Russian attack
Photo: Retail Park in Kyiv after the attack overnight on October 22 (RBC-Ukraine)
Russian forces launched a massive ballistic missile attack on Kyiv overnight on October 22. The strikes caused damage in six districts of the capital, with particularly severe destruction in the Obolonskyi district.
An RBC-Ukraine show of what Retail Park, Epicentr, and Auchan look like in the Pochaina area.
Epicentr destroyed, Retail Park badly damaged
The Epicentr hypermarket suffered the most extensive damage in Pochaina, with fire partially destroying the building. Emergency crews are working at the scene, dealing with the aftermath and clearing the rubble.
The neighboring Retail Park shopping complex was also severely damaged.
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The JYSK furniture and home goods store located inside the complex was completely destroyed.
Photo: JYSK store near Epicentr in Pochaina, Kyiv, destroyed by Russian forces (RBC-Ukraine)
Auchan sustains damage
The Auchan hypermarket was also close to the explosion’s epicenter. Municipal workers and store employees are currently working outside the building, clearing shattered glass.
Photo: Auchan in Pochaina, Kyiv, sustained minor damage (RBC-Ukraine)
Sheets of particleboard have already been delivered to the area in front of the entrance. Workers are using them to quickly cover damaged windows and sections of the facade.
Auchan’s press service confirmed to RBC-Ukraine that the store had not sustained any critical structural damage.
Photo: Auchan in Pochaina, Kyiv, remains open (RBC-Ukraine)
“The facade and entrance area of the Auchan Pochaina store sustained minor damage,” the company’s press service told the outlet.
Despite the overnight attack and damage to the entrance, the store is already operating as usual and serving customers.
Attack on Kyiv
Overnight on October 22, Russia launched 21 ballistic missiles at Kyiv in three waves of strikes. Energy facilities, railway and metro infrastructure, shopping centers and businesses were also damaged.
According to the Kyiv City Prosecutor’s Office, as of 9:30 a.m., one person had been killed and another 24 injured, including seven children.
The aftermath of the strikes was recorded in six districts of the capital. In the Dniprovskyi district, 13 private homes were destroyed. Other districts sustained damage to eight apartment buildings, an ambulance station, a building supply hypermarket, a restaurant, a monastery, a post office and an office building.
