Russian drone strikes hit Khmelnytskyi Oblast overnight, destroying most of Epicentr warehouse
Russian forces attacked Khmelnytskyi Oblast on the evening of October 13 and overnight into October 14, 2026, with drones striking a gas station, private homes, enterprises, railway infrastructure, and the Epicentr logistics center in Khmelnytskyi. About 85% of goods at the Epicentr warehouse — the company's only surviving logistics center since 2022 — were destroyed, though no casualties were reported there. At least six people were wounded in total across the oblast, two of them at a gas station whose fire also damaged a cargo truck.
Key points
- Russian forces struck Khmelnytskyi Oblast on the evening of October 13 and overnight into October 14, 2026, using drones.
- The Epicentr logistics center in Khmelnytskyi was hit ten times, destroying about 85% of stored goods; no casualties were reported there.
- Falling debris ignited a gas station in Khmelnytskyi district, injuring two people with light wounds; a cargo truck was also damaged.
- Fires broke out at enterprises in Khmelnytskyi and Shepetivskyi districts and in two private houses in Khmelnytskyi city; the residential fires were extinguished with no casualties reported.
- Railway infrastructure in the oblast was attacked, according to Ukrzaliznytsia, the state railway company.
- Air defense forces shot down or suppressed 13 Russian drones over Khmelnytskyi Oblast during the attack.
- Rescuers repeatedly had to leave impact sites because of repeated strikes; 80 SES personnel and 22 units of equipment were deployed to the enterprise fire in Khmelnytskyi district.
Why it matters
The overnight strikes damaged a wide range of civilian and infrastructure targets in Khmelnytskyi Oblast — a gas station, residential houses, enterprises, and railway facilities — while air defense reported intercepting 13 drones. Repeated strikes forced rescue workers to repeatedly halt operations at impact sites, slowing the emergency effort. The near-complete loss of goods at the Epicentr warehouse, described by the company as its only surviving logistics center since 2022, also raises supply-chain concerns beyond the immediate blast damage.
What happened
Russian forces struck Khmelnytskyi Oblast with drones on the evening of October 13 and overnight into October 14, 2026. In Khmelnytskyi city, drone debris ignited a gas station in Khmelnytskyi district, injuring two people with light wounds who were hospitalized in satisfactory condition; a cargo truck at the gas station was also damaged. Fires broke out in two private houses in one of the city's microdistricts and were later extinguished, with no casualties reported. One resident suffered an acute stress reaction. Fires also broke out at enterprises in Khmelnytskyi and Shepetivskyi districts — one was put out, while another in Khmelnytskyi district was still being fought by 80 State Emergency Service (SES) personnel and 22 units of equipment. A fence of a private household and a metal container on the territory of one of the enterprises were damaged. Railway infrastructure in the oblast was struck, according to Ukrzaliznytsia, the state railway company. Head of the Khmelnytskyi Oblast Military Administration Serhiy Tyurin reported that on October 13, Russian forces had attacked the region almost continuously, with six people known to have been injured. Air defense forces reported shooting down or suppressing 13 Russian drones over the oblast during the attack. The Epicentr logistics distribution center in Khmelnytskyi was struck ten times, with about 85% of stored goods destroyed and no deaths or injuries there.
Where reporting differs
One source, Interfax-Ukraine, reported that 39 Russian drones were shot down or suppressed in Khmelnytskyi Oblast during October 13–14, while the rest of the reporting — including statements from Serhiy Tyurin himself — gave the figure as 13 drones.
Background
The Epicentr warehouse in Khmelnytskyi had been the company's only surviving logistics center since 2022, after Epicentr's warehouses in Kyiv and Kyiv Oblast were fully destroyed. Head of the Khmelnytskyi Oblast Military Administration Serhiy Tyurin (also rendered Serhii Tiurin) was the main regional source of information on the attack.