Larisa Kozovaya13:21, 04.11.26

There was a hit in the shoe warehouses and a fire broke out.

Today, November 4, Russian military forces attacked the 7th Kilometer wholesale and retail goods market , located in the suburbs of Odessa.

According to a UNIAN correspondent, an air raid alert was issued at around 11:15 a.m. Monitoring channels warned of jet-powered drones heading toward the region. Explosions were heard in the city shortly after.

Local Telegram channels, citing eyewitnesses, reported that the “7th Kilometer” market was hit, causing a fire. Warehouses containing shoes and other items are reportedly burning.

A spokeswoman for the Odessa Regional Prosecutor’s Office confirmed to UNIAN that warehouses were damaged as a result of the Russian attack.

“According to preliminary information, a man was injured, whose personal information is being established. Details of the consequences are currently being clarified,” Verba said.

According to Odesa Regional State Administration Head Oleh Kiper, the Russians targeted “commercial warehouses associated with shoe manufacturing,” where fires broke out and two vehicles were destroyed. The cleanup operation is ongoing.

Industrial market “7th kilometer”: what is known about it

Promtovary Rynok LLC (7th Kilometer Promtovary Rynok) is the largest wholesale and retail market for industrial goods in Europe, located 7 kilometers from Odesa. Its total area is over 110 hectares. Before Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the market housed 15,000 retail and warehouse facilities (shops, pavilions, containers, etc.).

Until February 2022, 60,000 people worked at the market, 15,000 of whom were entrepreneurs. The market was very popular among Ukrainian citizens and even foreigners, with approximately 200,000 visitors daily. Due to the war, the number of jobs has decreased, and the number of visitors has decreased.

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