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Two Killed in Russian Strike on Ukrainian Shopping Mall

Oleksandr Ganzha said the strike set mall shops on fire as rescuers treated the wounded after the attack.

  • 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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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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Due to the attack of the occupiers in the shopping center, there was a fire of shops

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