Fire at Kharkiv home improvement hypermarket contained – photos
The fire at the Epicentr home improvement hypermarket in Kharkiv has been contained.
Source: State Emergency Service of Ukraine, Oleh Syniehubov, the Head of Kharkiv Oblast Military Administration, on the national joint 24/7 newscast, Kharkiv Oblast Prosecutor's Office
Details: State Emergency Service of Ukraine reports that the fire at the home improvement hypermarket was contained at 17:45.
Early reports indicate that 2 people were killed and 24 injured in the air strikes. The fire is being extinguished.
Kharkiv Oblast Prosecutor's Office informs that on 25 May, at around 16:00, the Russian Armed Forces conducted air strikes on the Kyiv district of Kharkiv with two D-30 unified multi-purpose glide bombs. The strikes were carried out from the territory of Russia's Belgorod Oblast.
They also specified that the two men who were killed were employees of the hypermarket.
Eleven employees of the hypermarket have not yet been located. Rescue operations are ongoing.
Oleh Syniehubov, the Head of Kharkiv Oblast Military Administration, said on the national joint 24/7 newscast that the air-raid warning had been issued before the Russian strike, but it is currently being checked whether employees and visitors had enough time to take shelter.
Quote from Syniehubov: "This information is still being checked (how much time passed between the air-raid warning and the strike – ed.). However, it is known for certain that the air-raid warning was sounded, some people managed to get out, about 100 people, and some more could have remained inside."
Background:
- Russian forces attacked an Epicentr home improvement hypermarket in a residential area of the city of Kharkiv on Saturday afternoon (25 May), claiming the lives of two people and leaving 24 injured.
- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that more than 200 people could have been inside the hypermarket.
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