Russians attack Vinnytsia: reports emerge of strike on confectionery factory
Russia has attacked civilian infrastructure in Vinnytsia. Users on social media suggest a possible hit on a Roshen confectionery factory, but there has been no official confirmation.
Source: Natalia Zabolotna, Head of Vinnytsia Oblast Military Administration
Quote: "A civilian infrastructure facility in Vinnytsia has been hit as a result of an enemy attack. All emergency services have been dispatched to the site.
Information is being gathered on the aftermath. Take care of yourselves. Stay in safe places until the all-clear is given."
Details: Zabolotna later reported that "a civilian infrastructure facility in Vinnytsia has been damaged as a result of an enemy attack. The ensuing fire has been extinguished."
She added that more than 50 emergency workers and 13 appliances were deployed at the site. Bomb disposal experts searched the surrounding area for explosive devices.
"Fortunately, no reports of injuries have been received," Zabolotna wrote.
Local Telegram channels report that a strike drone hit the Roshen confectionery factory in Vinnytsia, which caused a fire. However, there is currently no official information confirming this.
Background:
- On the morning of 27 August, a Russian attack destroyed a Roshen warehouse in Chubynske in the Boryspil district in Kyiv Oblast.
- On 24 January, Russian forces struck a Roshen confectionery factory in Kyiv's Holosiivskyi district, killing one woman and injuring two people.
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