Strike on Rivne region on 20 October: Russian MoD cites the Epicentr-K logistics centre in Dubno; Ukrainian authorities report a shopping centre and three injured
Place: Rivne region, DubnoRegion: Ukraine-wide and the front lineautomatic summary
Where the versions diverge
Russia's Defence Ministry calls the site a logistics centre with warehouses for the Ukrainian army and reports no casualties; Ukrainian authorities speak of a shopping centre, three injured and a fire. The location differs: the MoD names Dubno, RBC-Ukraine Rivne city, Ukrainska Pravda the Rivne region. Independent sources in the selection do not cover the strike, and the use of the site has not been confirmed.
What Russia reports
automatic summary Russia's Defence Ministry said a drone hit the Epicentr-K logistics centre in Dubno, Rivne region, during the day; according to the ministry, a warehouse complex used for the Ukrainian armed forces is located there. Interfax relays the statement under a headline about a strike on a logistics complex. In the same statement the ministry claimed a hit on a container ship carrying cargo for the Ukrainian army at sea. These reports say nothing about casualties.
“на территории которого расположен складской комплекс, используемый в интересах ВСУ”
“Российские военные сообщили, что во вторник днем ударом БПЛА поразили объект логистики в Ровненской области.”
- ❗️ Сегодня днем Вооруженными Силами Российской Федерации продолжено нанесение ударов беспилотными… — Russian Defense Ministry (Telegram), 20 October, 17:30
- Российские военные нанесли удар по логистическому комплексу в Ровненской области — Interfax, 20 October, 17:43
What Ukraine reports
automatic summary Ukrainska Pravda and RBC-Ukraine, citing Rivne regional governor Oleksandr Koval, report an attack on a shopping centre in the region: according to preliminary data three people were injured, two of them hospitalised, a fire broke out and residents of nearby buildings were urged to close their windows. RBC-Ukraine writes of a jet drone striking a shopping centre in Rivne and recalls that Russia hit a shopping centre in Kovel, where warehouse buildings were destroyed, and an OLDI hypermarket in Zhytomyr. The Ukrainian reports in the selection name the site and town differently and do not mention Epicentr or Dubno.
“За попередньою інформацією, троє людей поранені, з них двох – госпіталізували.”
“РФ вгатила реактивним дроном по торговому центру у Рівному.”
- Окупанти вдарили по торговельному центрі на Рівненщині: троє поранених — Ukrainska Pravda, 20 October, 13:26
- РФ вдарила по ТРЦ в Рівному, є постраждалі, людей просять зачинити вікна — RBC-Ukraine, 20 October, 13:11
- Як виглядає торговий центр, який атакувала армія РФ 20 жовтня на Рівненщині — Suspilne, 21 October, 17:27
- Атака РФ на торговельний центр на Рівненщині: що розповіли очевидці — Suspilne, 21 October, 19:35
What independent sources report
no reports found
Confirmation
Confirmation: both sides report it, no independent sources
Both Russian and Ukrainian sources describe the event, but there are no international independent sources in the selection.
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