Kyiv's damaged Cosmo Multimall reopens cinema, rink, and grocery store
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Damaged Cosmo Multimall shopping center in Kyiv (Photo: REUTERS/Gleb Garanich)
Kyiv's damaged Cosmo Multimall shopping and entertainment center resumed operations on Oct. 20, welcoming patrons back to its bowling alley, Ultramarket supermarket, and multiplex cinema, mall co-owner Oleh Vyshnyakov confirmed to NV Business.
"We are now in the process of restoring the entire shopping center," he stated.
Starting Oct. 20, the facility's ice arena, bowling alley, cinema, and Ultramarket grocery anchor are fully functional.
"We will restore everything 100 percent," Vyshnyakov emphasized, adding that the on-site petting zoo will also resume public visits once preparations conclude.
While a finalized balance sheet of structural losses is still being calculated, Vyshnyakov stressed that financial damages will run into the "millions." Returning the entire complex to full commercial operation will require several months of reconstruction, he noted.
During the evening of Oct. 19, technical and recovery crews worked continuously throughout Cosmo Multimall to repair damage, inspect mechanical lines, and ensure visitor safety.
Mall management confirmed that zero casualties occurred among visitors or retail staff during the overnight strike. Furthermore, all animals residing in the complex’s Zviropolis contact zoo remained completely unharmed, were kept in secure holding areas, and are receiving full veterinary care and nutrition.
The damage to Cosmo Multimall in the Solomyanskyi district occurred in a concentrated overnight Russian combined assault into Oct. 19 involving ballistic missiles, cruise missiles, and strike drones. The raid killed a 21-year-old woman and injured eight others, causing widespread destruction across three administrative districts. In addition to Cosmo Multimall, direct impacts damaged an outpatient healthcare facility, an adjacent 25-story residential high-rise, and severed structural infrastructure along the subway's Red Line, temporarily closing Chernihivska and Lisova stations.
Ukrainian Air Force spokesperson Yuriy Ihnat confirmed to NV that Ukrainian defense networks received no advance early warning from Western partners ahead of the first ballistic wave at 11:00 p.m. on Oct. 18, forcing domestic electronic warfare units to detect incoming ordnance with only a sixty-second margin before impact. Advance telemetry from partners was received prior to the secondary ballistic wave around 3:00 a.m.
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