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Russian Drone Strikes Zaporizhzhia Home-Improvement Store and Factory, Leaving Shoppers and Workers in the Line of Fire

Regional officials say Russian drones hit a major home-improvement hypermarket and an industrial site in Zaporizhzhia overnight, igniting a fire and wounding three people in the surrounding district. The attack folds shoppers and factory workers into the war’s risk calculus, blurring the line between civilian commerce and strategic targeting.

A Russian drone attack on the Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia overnight turned a home-improvement hypermarket and a factory area into combat-adjacent terrain, according to regional authorities. The strike set the large retail complex ablaze and hit the territory of an industrial enterprise, while separate shelling in the Zaporizhzhia district on the morning of 15 August wounded three local residents. The regional military administration said Russian forces used unmanned aerial vehicles to hit the Epitsentr shopping complex, a sprawling chain store that sells building materials and household goods, and a nearby industrial facility. The impact on the hypermarket triggered a significant fire, with emergency services deployed to contain the blaze. Officials…

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