Kyiv's Epicenter hypermarket reduced to rubble after Russian missile strike

A Russian ballistic missile strike nearly destroyed the Epicenter hypermarket in Kyiv's Pochna district, leaving collapsed and melted structures in its wake. One person was killed and 22 were wounded in the attack. Photojournalist Yan Dobronosov documented severe structural damage, with some sections appearing melted and only reinforced concrete foundations remaining in places. The nearby Retail Park shopping center and a postal cargo department also caught fire. Epicenter K has been a repeated Russian target, with over nine of its centers destroyed nationwide, including a recent strike on its Uman store. The 56,000-square-meter Pochna hypermarket opened in March 2018.