Russian strikes destroy Epitsentr stores in four Ukrainian cities

Russian forces struck Epitsentr hardware stores in four Ukrainian cities—Kharkiv, Zaporizhzhia, Vinnytsia, and Poltava—within a single day, with the company describing the attacks as "total destruction" of its network. The strikes occurred overnight and on the morning of October 25. In Poltava, a drone attack hit a hypermarket, injuring a 52-year-old woman. The previous evening, Russian missiles destroyed the last Epitsentr store in Kharkiv's Osnovyansky district. Russian forces have been targeting hardware stores since summer, with most strikes hitting Epitsentr locations. On October 22, an Epitsentr and a JYSK store were damaged in Kyiv's Obolonsky district.