A drone reportedly struck the "Epicenter" shopping center in Pervomaisk on the evening of October 20, wounding eight people, according to local residents and reports. Residents described hearing explosions and seeing black smoke rise over the city.

Local residents described the experience of the attack, with one saying, "It flies somewhere unclear: it flies, whistles, rumbles, there's an explosion - and you don't know the consequences, where to hide."