Russians destroy Ukrainian online marketplace's warehouse near Kyiv

A distribution warehouse complex in Brovary belonging to Rozetka, one of Ukraine's largest retailers and online marketplaces, was destroyed in a strike by three ballistic missiles on the night of 4-5 August.

Source: Rozetka co-founder and co-owner Iryna Chechotkina

Details: Chechotkina said the warehouse complex opened in early 2017, and the company used it to process over 100,000 orders a day.

She reported that no one was injured in the attack, but the complex itself cannot be repaired.

Chechotkina added that Rozetka is continuing to operate despite the destruction of the warehouse complex.

Background:

• Two Shahed drones hit Rozetka's largest warehouse in Brovary on the night of 1-2 August, marking the second attack in a single day.
• An employee of Epicentr, a chain of home improvement superstores, was killed and three were injured during a large-scale Russian attack on the night of 4-5 August. A logistics hub operated by the company in the city of Kyiv was destroyed by fire, while warehouses and production facilities in Kalynivka in Kyiv Oblast were devastated.

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