Eight injured after strike on shopping center in Mykolaiv region — police report

On the evening of October 20, Russian forces attacked Pervomaisk in the Mykolaiv region with drones. A hypermarket chain’s shopping center was damaged in the district center. Eight people were injured in the strike, the Mykolaiv Region Police reported.

Those injured included five women and three men. A large fire broke out after the attack and was extinguished by firefighters.

The following teams worked at the site of the strike:

• officers from the local district police department’s investigative team;
• specialists from the Explosive Ordnance Disposal Unit of the regional police headquarters;
• other relevant services.

Law enforcement officers collected physical evidence, documented the consequences of the aggressor state’s war crime, and recorded the damage. This work was carried out under Article 438 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine.

Police urged residents not to neglect their personal safety and to remain in shelters until the all-clear was announced.

Previously, we reported:

• Drone strike on a shopping center in the Mykolaiv region causes a massive fire — Emergency Service report
• Eight injured after strike on Epicentr: attacks on the Mykolaiv region in 24 hours
• Russia strikes a shopping mall in Sumy and a commercial property in Rivne
• METRO in Mykolaiv closes indefinitely after Russian attack
• Six strikes in 24 hours: how Epicentr employees fought the fire in Mykolaiv