Russia Drone Strike Kills 16 at Kryvyi Rih Mall, Injuring 130 in Double-Tap Attack
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Updated · abcnews.com · Aug 22
Russia Drone Strike Kills 16 at Kryvyi Rih Mall, Injuring 130 in Double-Tap Attack
3 articles · Updated · abcnews.com · Aug 22
Summary
At least 16 people were killed and 130 injured — including 23 children — after Russian Shahed-type drones hit a crowded shopping mall in Kryvyi Rih, with rescuers still searching the wreckage.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said the strike was a double-tap attack, with a second drone hitting after emergency crews had begun responding to the first blast.
Kryvyi Rih, Zelensky's hometown, was struck as civilians were shopping, working or spending time with family, underscoring what Ukrainian officials described as deliberate targeting of noncombatants.
Civilian casualties in Ukraine have climbed sharply this year as Russia expands aerial assaults, while Kyiv faces worsening air-defense strain after running short of U.S.-made interceptors and confronting faster jet-powered drones.