Six killed, around 90 wounded in Russian strike on shopping centre in Ukraine
Officials said 121 people were injured, including 22 children, after a second drone hit the mall as rescuers responded.
- 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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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". ...
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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Russian drone strikes on Ukraine shopping centre kill 16
At least 16 people were killed and more than 130 wounded on Friday when several Russian drones struck a shopping centre in central Ukraine, authorities said, with President Volodymyr Zelensky promising a response to what he called an “act of barbarism”. Regional governor Oleksandr Hanzha said that 22 children were among the wounded in the daytime attack on the city of Kryvyi Rih, which is Zelensky’s hometown. “There are 29 people in serious c…
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