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| Moment Russia launches 'double-tap' drone strike on busy shopping centre in Zelensky's hometown - as attack leaves 16 dead and 130 wounded with search underway for survivors |
| 2026-08-22 |
| [DM] At least 16 people were killed in Ukraine on Friday after a Russian 'double-tap' drone struck a busy shopping centre. An additional 130 people were wounded in the airstrike in the city of Kryvyi Rih, President Volodymyr Zelensky's hometown. Footage shared on social media shows the Russian drone flying over the Ukrainian city before plunging towards the shopping centre and exploding into a giant fireball. Separate videos from inside the shopping centre showed panicked civilians trying to evacuate the building as it filled with smoke. Images also showed injured Ukrainians receiving medical attention on the side of the road. Regional governor Oleksandr Hanzha said that 22 children were among the wounded in the daytime attack. 'There are 29 people in serious condition, including five children,' Hanzha said. He also posted a photo of black smoke billowing from a large industrial building. In an update early on Saturday, Hanzha said nine people were preliminarily considered missing, including two children, and that rescuers were continuing to clear the rubble of the shopping centre. Zelensky called the attack 'absolutely cynical and despicable', saying that a second Russian drone hit the shopping centre half an hour after the first in what he said was a deliberate attempt to target emergency services. |
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