Six killed, around 90 wounded in Russian strike on shopping centre in Ukraine
Officials said the double drone strike sparked fires and left 29 people in serious condition, including five children.
- On Friday, August 21, 2026, Russian drones struck the Sunny Gallery shopping center in Kryvyi Rih, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's hometown, killing at least 15 people and injuring 130 others in a two-wave attack.
- Describing the assault, Zelenskyy said a second drone struck 30 minutes after the first, deliberately targeting emergency responders already at the scene in what he condemned as 'cynical and despicable.'
- Regional administration head Oleksandr Hanzha reported 23 children were among the injured, with 21 people in serious condition, including one child, as rescue operations continued overnight.
- Firefighting efforts were hampered by constant threat of further strikes, Internal Affairs Minister Ivan Vyhivskyi stated, as the fire engulfed one-third of the shopping complex.
- This assault follows a massive overnight attack on Kyiv that killed at least 16 people on August 20, reflecting Russia's intensified bombardments of Ukrainian cities in recent months.
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The authorities of the Ukrainian city of Krywyj Rih report 16 dead and more than 130 injured. The USA imposes new fines of 50 percent on products from Canada. The DW news review.
Several people have been killed and hundreds injured in Russian attacks on Ukraine on Friday and Saturday night. Russian drones have been targeted, among other things, at a shopping mall in President Zelensky's hometown. - They are pure monsters. We will definitely respond, says Volodymyr Zelensky.
At least 19 people were killed and more than 130 injured on Friday in Russian strikes in Ukraine, including a drone attack in the middle of the day at a shopping mall in Kryvyi Rig, which President Volodymyr Zelensky described as "ignoble". ...
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The Sun ChronicleRussian attacks on Ukraine kill 2 people a day after deadly shopping mall drone strike
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — At least two people were killed overnight in Ukraine by Russian drone and missile strikes, authorities said, a day after an attack on a shopping center killed 16 people.
What happened: A drone-armed attack attributed to Russian forces directly impacted a shopping mall in the city of Krivi Rig. Why it matters: President Volodimir Zelenski called the action a "terrorist act" and demanded that the international community apply severe sanctions to Russia. Key fact: The bombing caused at least 15 deaths and 130 injuries, including 23 minors. Russian drones twice attack a shopping centre in Krivi Rig A drone bombing b…
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