Ukraine–Russia

Dubno, Rivne Oblast: Russian drone attack on an Epicentr hypermarket injures three and starts a fire; Russia claims a military warehouse was on the site

This version is a correction.

ATTACK
Location
Dubno, Rivne Oblast (Epicentr hypermarket per media; exact site not published; town-level estimate)
Actors
Russia · Ukraine
Importance
Standard

A shopping centre in Rivne Oblast was attacked by Russian forces on 20 October 2026, injuring three people, two of whom were hospitalised, and starting a fire whose smoke was spreading over nearby homes, Rivne regional governor Oleksandr Koval said on Telegram, as reported by Suspilne. Koval did not name the centre; Suspilne's correspondent reported a loud explosion in Dubno, and Delo.ua and BBC News Ukrainian reported that the Epicentr hypermarket in Dubno was burning after a drone hit. Russia's Defence Ministry said on Telegram that its drone strikes that day hit the Epicentr K logistics centre in Dubno and claimed that a warehouse on its grounds was used in the interests of Ukraine's armed forces; that claim was not independently verified.

  • Injuries: Best 3 · Confidence: Probable · Evidence: Three people injured in Russian attack on a shopping centre in Rivne Oblast · Three injured, two hospitalised, preliminary figure from the regional governor.

Verification: Probable

Evidence: Three people injured in Russian attack on a shopping centre in Rivne Oblast, Drone attacked the Epicentr shopping centre in Dubno, Rivne Oblast: what is known, Lviv under constant strikes, Epicentr stores burned in Kovel and Dubno: how Russia is stepping up attacks on western Ukraine, Strikes on logistics centres and port infrastructure of Ukraine: Epicentr K logistics centre in Dubno hit

Governor's statement as reported by Suspilne (shopping centre not named), plus media reports naming the Epicentr hypermarket in Dubno and a drone hit. The identification of the site and the weapon comes from media, not the governor. Town-level placement. Russia's Defence Ministry acknowledged a drone strike on the Epicentr K site in Dubno, matching the media identification; its claim of a military warehouse there is unverified.