The key facts
- Russian Defense Ministry: drones hit Epitsentr-K in Dubno, Rivne region, in the daytime of October 20
- The ministry claims the warehouse on the center's territory was used in the interests of the Ukrainian Armed Forces
- Strikes on Ukraine's port infrastructure were also announced
Strike on the logistics center in Dubno
The Epitsentr-K logistics center in the city of Dubno, Rivne region, according to Russia's Defense Ministry, was hit by Russian drones. The attack, as reported by the ministry, was carried out in the daytime of October 20. The ministry's statement says that a warehouse complex used in the interests of the Ukrainian Armed Forces is located on the site's territory. “As a result of the strike, the Epitsentr-K logistics center in the settlement of Dubno, Rivne region, was hit; on its territory there is a warehouse complex used in the interests of the Ukrainian Armed Forces,” the Russian military ministry's statement is quoted as saying.
Strikes on port infrastructure and other targets
In addition to logistics facilities, the Russian Defense Ministry stated that Russian forces struck Ukraine's port infrastructure. One of the targets was named as the Epitsentr-K complex in Dubno, whose warehouse facilities, according to the ministry, were used in the interests of the Ukrainian army.
A similar strike a week earlier
A few days before the attack on the facility in Dubno, Russia's Defense Ministry reported hitting another logistics center in the Rivne region. On October 16, according to the ministry, Russian drones attacked the Equator complex in the city of Rivne. The ministry claimed that its facilities were used for storing and distributing cargo in the interests of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
