Russia has attacked a shopping mall in Zaporizhzhia, sparking a massive fire.

Semikin reported that the enemy attacked a supermarket on the right bank.

A building engulfed in flames at night, with heavy smoke and damage to its structure.

On the evening of Thursday, September 17, Russian occupiers attacked a shopping center in Zaporizhzhia, acting head of the Zaporizhzhia Regional State Administration, Mikhail Semikin, reported on Telegram .

He reported that a large-scale fire is currently raging at the site of the impact.

“By evening, the enemy attacked a supermarket on the right bank – a massive fire is now raging there,” his statement said.

Semikin added that the enemy’s targets today in Zaporizhzhia were civilian businesses, bus stops and the buses themselves, and shopping centers.

He said Russian troops were destroying buckwheat and salt reserves, but he urged the public not to panic and not to hoard food on an industrial scale.

Semikin later added that city residents no longer have a convenient choice of their favorite products at this location.

“The place where housewives, workers after work, and young people who used to hang out have been lost. It’s a tragedy for the entire neighborhood,” he wrote.

At the same time, Ivan Fedorov, co-chairman of the Zaporizhzhia Oblast Defense Council, reported on his Telegram channel that, according to preliminary data, there were no casualties as a result of Russia’s attack on the shopping center.

According to available information, we are talking about the Amstore shopping center.

(C)UNIAN 2026