The UAV strike on Donetsk’s Sigma complex sparked a massive fire that led to the collapse of the building’s internal structure
A shopping mall in Russia’s Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR) was set ablaze and destroyed following a Ukrainian drone strike on Saturday night, local authorities have reported. An earlier attack on the republic left four civilians injured.
According to the DPR’s Joint Center for Control and Coordination (JCCC), the Sigma shopping center, located along the Slaviansk–Donetsk–Mariupol highway, was hit at around 10:24 pm local time, sparking a massive blaze that engulfed the structure.
Officials said the fire spread rapidly throughout the building, leading to the collapse of the roof and internal framework. The hypermarket was described as “almost entirely burned down.”
Emergency crews were dispatched to extinguish the flames and prevent them from spreading to nearby facilities.
No casualties were reported at the site, the JCCC said.
In an earlier statement the same day, officials reported that Kiev’s forces had struck the cities of Gorlovka and Makeevka. At least four civilians were injured, one critically, when a passenger bus was hit. Several residential buildings, cars, and a kindergarten were also damaged in subsequent attacks.
Investigations are underway to determine the type of munitions used and to assess the full extent of the damage.
Russian officials have repeatedly accused Ukrainian forces of targeting civilian infrastructure and residential areas across the Donetsk and Lugansk People’s Republics, as well as other Russian territories near the front line. Moscow has described such actions as “terrorist attacks” and warned of retaliatory strikes on Ukrainian military installations.
