Russian drone strikes on Ukraine shopping centre kill 16, injure 130

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Russian drone strikes hit a shopping center in Kryvyi Rih, Ukraine, on Friday, resulting in at least 16 deaths and over 130 injuries. Among the wounded were 22 children, with five children in serious condition. President Volodymyr Zelensky, whose hometown is Kryvyi Rih, condemned the attack as an "act of barbarism" and a "deliberate attempt to target emergency services," noting a second drone struck the site shortly after the first. Rescuers continued to search for nine missing individuals, including two children, amidst the rubble.

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President Zelensky called the attack an “act of barbarism” and “absolutely cynical and despicable”.

quotePresident Volodymyr Zelensky

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22 children were among the wounded in the attack on Kryvyi Rih.

statisticOleksandr Hanzha

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At least 16 people were killed and over 130 wounded when Russian drones struck a shopping centre in central Ukraine.

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Nine people, including two children, were preliminarily considered missing.

statisticOleksandr Hanzha

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A second Russian drone hit the shopping centre half an hour after the first, in a deliberate attempt to target emergency services.

factualPresident Volodymyr Zelensky

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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 condition, including five children,” Hanzha said. He 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.A man at the site of a missile strike in Kyiv on Thursday, amid Russia’s attack on Ukraine. Photo: ReutersZelensky 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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