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Six killed, around 90 wounded in Russian strike on shopping centre in Ukraine

Officials said 22 children were among the injured as rescue crews worked after a second drone hit emergency responders.

  • On Friday, Russian drones struck a shopping center in Kryvyi Rih, a central Ukrainian city, killing at least 14 people and injuring 121 others, local authorities said.
  • Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy described the attack as a 'double-tap strike,' with a second drone wave targeting emergency responders approximately 30 minutes after the initial impact ignited fires.
  • Dnipropetrovsk regional military administration head Oleksandr Hanzha confirmed 22 children were among the wounded, with 29 people, including one child, in serious condition.
  • Zelenskyy condemned the assault as "absolutely cynical and despicable" and "nothing less than terrorist acts," urging the world to hold Russia accountable.
  • Kryvyi Rih, Zelenskyy's hometown, has endured repeated Russian strikes throughout the war as Moscow intensifies its air campaign amid chronic shortages of U.S.-made Patriot interceptors in Ukraine.
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Russia launched two drone strikes on a shopping mall in the Ukrainian city of Kryvyić, the second targeting rescue teams, resulting in 15 deaths and 130 injuries.

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At least 15 people were killed in Russian attacks in Kryvyi Rih, 130 others were seriously injured, including numerous children. In Mykolayiv and Cherson there were also dead and injured.

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Russian drone attacks on the Ukrainian city of Kryvyi Rih have killed at least 15 people, according to the latest figures.

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At least six people were killed and about 90 injured in a Russian attack on a shopping mall in Kryvyi Rih. Two more people were killed in attacks in Kharkiv. The Ukrainian president has vowed to respond harshly to any attack by Moscow, while Russia has already reported attacks on an oil refinery in Perm and an air base in the Volgograd region. At the same time, the Ukrainian president is again asking allies to help defend the airspace. This topi…

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A drone attack took place in broad daylight at a shopping mall in Kryvyi Rig, the home town of Volodymyr Zelensky.

·Paris, France
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A Russian drone attack on a shopping mall in the Ukrainian city of Kryvy Rih killed at least 14 people and wounded 121 on Friday, including 22 children.

·Amsterdam, Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
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Radio Free Europe/ RadioLiberty broke the news in Prague, Czechia on Thursday, August 20, 2026.
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