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

Officials said the mall was hit by multiple Shahed drones and shops caught fire as rescuers treated the wounded.

  • On Friday, a Russian strike hit a busy shopping center in the central Ukrainian city of Kryvyi Rig, killing two people and wounding 15, according to authorities.
  • Russian forces have intensified bombardments of Ukrainian cities in recent months, with the United Nations reporting that civilian deaths in 2026 reached their highest level since the war began.
  • Unverified videos on social media showed a second drone crashing into the roof of the smoking building minutes after the initial strike, while rescuers assisted wounded victims nearby.
  • French President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, and British Prime Minister Andy Burnham will co-chair a meeting of Ukraine allies on Monday in Kyiv coinciding with Ukraine's independence day.
  • President Volodymyr Zelensky urged a global response to Moscow's "escalation" of the four-year war on Thursday, as allies prepare to announce further air-defense support for Kyiv.
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In Russian drone attacks, at least five people were killed in Kryvyi Rih, the capital of South-East Ukraine.

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A Russian strike in the middle of the day at a shopping mall in Kryvyi Rig in central Ukraine resulted in at least 5 deaths and 15 injuries.

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Russian rocket-propelled drones attacked a large mall in Kriv Rog twice, chief of Dnipropetr...

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5 канал broke the news in Kyiv, Ukraine on Friday, August 21, 2026.
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