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At least 16 killed and over 100 wounded in Russian ‘double-tap’ strike on a Ukrainian shopping center
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At least 16 killed and over 100 wounded in Russian ‘double-tap’ strike on a Ukrainian shopping center

From Egypt Independent · () English

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  • A Russian "double-tap" strike on a shopping center in Kryvyi Rih, Ukraine, killed at least 16 people and wounded over 100.
  • The attack involved two waves of strikes, with the second targeting emergency responders.
  • Ukraine faces critical shortages of air defense interceptors and has vowed to respond to the attack.

A Russian "double-tap" strike on a shopping center in Kryvyi Rih, central Ukraine, resulted in at least 16 deaths and left over 130 people injured, including 23 children. The attack occurred on August 21, 2026, authorities reported.

Kryvyi Rih, the hometown of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, has been a repeated target during the ongoing four-year war. Zelenskyy stated on Telegram that the drones struck in two waves, with a second strike hitting emergency responders approximately half an hour after the initial attack, which caused a large fire.

The attack drones struck in two waves: half an hour after the first strike and the resulting fire, there was a second strike targeting emergency responders.

— Volodymyr ZelenskyyPresident Zelenskyy described the nature of the Russian attack on Telegram.

"Ukraine will definitely respond" to the attack, Zelenskyy warned. Emergency crews are actively working to clear the rubble, and several people remain missing. Oleksandr Vilkul, head of the city's defense council, confirmed that the shopping center sustained fire damage. Among the wounded, at least 29 are in serious condition, including a 14-year-old girl with a traumatic brain injury.

Ukraine will definitely respond.

— Volodymyr ZelenskyyPresident Zelenskyy vowed retaliation for the attack.

Russia has continued its attacks across Ukraine, with strikes also reported in Zaporizhzhia, Kherson, Sumy, Donetsk, Kharkiv, and Odesa, causing additional casualties. Meanwhile, Ukrainian forces reportedly struck two targets in Russia's Samara Oblast region overnight, including an oil refinery and a logistics hub.

Ukraine is facing critical shortages of U.S.-made Patriot air defense interceptors, the only system capable of intercepting ballistic missiles. Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha reiterated calls for allies to provide more interceptors and impose further sanctions on Russia's military-industrial complex, stating, "Russia must be denied both the ability to produce these means of terror and the ability to use them."

Russia must be denied both the ability to produce these means of terror and the ability to use them.

— Andrii SybihaUkrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha urged allies for more sanctions and interceptors.
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