Russia attacked a hypermarket in Rivne region: four injured, three hospitalised

Four people were injured as a result of a Russian shelling of a shopping centre in Rivne region. Three of the injured were hospitalised.

Circumstances of the incident

According to information released by the press centre of the State Emergency Service, Russian forces repeatedly attacked one of the hypermarkets in the region on 20 October. The impacts caused a large-scale fire to break out.

Rescuers' actions

The fire-fighting process was complicated by the large amount of flammable materials inside the premises, as well as the threat of repeated strikes. In view of this, rescuers were forced to retreat to safe locations.

46 rescuers and 13 units of special equipment were deployed to extinguish the fire. The flames have now been completely extinguished.