Strike on Rivne on 21 October: Russian MoD says the Epicenter-K logistics hub was hit, Ukrainian authorities report a hit on a Metro store and a residential building
Place: RivneRegion: Ukraine-wide and the front lineautomatic summary
Where the versions diverge
The Russian Defence Ministry calls the target an Epicenter-K logistics hub working for the Ukrainian army and says nothing about casualties; Ukrainian sources report a hit on a Metro store and a residential building and one person who sought medical help, and do not mention any military use of the site. Whether the site named by the ministry is the Metro store cannot be established from the reports: according to RBC-Ukraine, an Epicentr hypermarket in Rivne region was attacked a day earlier. Independent outlets in the selection do not cover the strike.
What Russia reports
automatic summary The Russian Defence Ministry says that on the afternoon of 21 October drones hit the Epicenter-K logistics hub in Rivne, which it says is used to store and distribute cargo for the Ukrainian army; the ministry also says a dry cargo ship carrying military supplies to the port of Chornomorsk was hit. TASS in English and Interfax relay the statement without further details or casualty figures.
“В результате удара поражен логистический центр «Эпицентр-К» в городе Ровно, используемый для хранения и распределения грузов, предназначенных для ВСУ.”
“поражен логистический центр "Эпицентр-К" в городе Ровно”
- ❗️ Сегодня днем Вооруженными Силами Российской Федерации продолжено нанесение ударов беспилотными… — Russian Defense Ministry (Telegram), 21 October, 17:31
- Военные заявили об ударе по логистическому центру в Ровно — Interfax, 21 October, 18:01
- Russian forces strike logistics center in Rovno used by Ukrainian army — TASS (tass.com), 21 October, 17:56
What Ukraine reports
automatic summary Suspilne and RBC-Ukraine, citing Rivne regional governor Oleksandr Koval, acting mayor Viktor Shakyrzian and the State Emergency Service, report a strike on a Metro store and a residential building in Rivne. Metro said the store is temporarily closed and no staff or customers were hurt; 11 people were evacuated from the residential building, three apartments and cars were damaged, one person sought medical help and no one was killed. The SBU is documenting the strike as a war crime. RBC-Ukraine recalls that an Epicentr hypermarket in Rivne region was attacked on 20 October.
“Російські війська атакували заклад торговельної мережі "Метро" в Рівному.”
“Торговельний центр METRO у Рівному тимчасово зачинений, повідомила міжнародна компанія на своєму сайті.”
“Загалом із будинку вивели 11 людей.”
“Одна людина звернулася за медичною допомогою.”
“Ніхто зі співробітників та клієнтів не постраждав”
- Росія ударила по супермаркету "Метро" в Рівному (фото) — RBC-Ukraine, 21 October, 15:25
- Армія РФ атакувала заклад торговельної мережі «Метро» у Рівному 21 жовтня — Suspilne, 21 October, 14:45
- ТЦ Metro у Рівному тимчасово закрився внаслідок удару РФ — RBC-Ukraine, 21 October, 18:25
What independent sources report
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