Strike damages Epicentr in Dnipro and destroys floors of Kharkiv high-rise

Russian forces struck the suburbs of Dnipro and Kharkiv on October 12. One floor of an Epicentr shopping centre in Dnipro’s district caught fire, while floors seven through nine of a Kharkiv high-rise were destroyed.

According to Ukraine’s State Emergency Service, 23 people were wounded in Kharkiv, including two children. Three people were injured near Dnipro: two men were taken to hospital, while a 27-year-old woman was treated at the scene.

Damage in Kharkiv and Dnipro

Kharkiv Mayor Ihor Terekhov reported severe damage to the upper floors of the building and a fire in one entrance. The strike near Dnipro damaged the Epicentr retail centre.

A Roshen production complex in Vinnytsia was also struck during the day. The company said workers were evacuated and no one was injured, adding that the facility is civilian and produces confectionery goods.

Kyiv strike casualties

In Kyiv, a drone hit a 25-storey residential building in the Darnytskyi district during the evening. Two people were killed and seven wounded; the prosecutor’s office said one of those killed was a 59-year-old woman and that another body was found in a car.

The fire destroyed at least 12 cars and two motorcycles. Drone debris also fell in the Solomianskyi and Pecherskyi districts, where Mayor Vitalii Klitschko said three people were injured.

In Lozova, Kharkiv region, a drone strike on a residential area killed a woman and wounded seven people, including a child.