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Drones Attack Russian-Occupied Mariupol, Setting Galaktika Shopping Centre Ablaze

From Ukrainska Pravda · () Ukrainian

Translated from Ukrainian and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Drones attacked Russian-occupied Mariupol overnight on Sept. 6-7, causing a major fire at the Galaktika shopping centre.
  • Local residents reported the fire, while images and video were shared by the Exilenova and Astra Telegram channels.
  • The centre previously operated as a Ukrainian Epicentr home improvement store.

A column of smoke rose over Mariupol after drones attacked the Russian-occupied city overnight on Sept. 6-7, setting the Galaktika shopping centre on fire.

Local residents described the blaze as major. Images and video from the scene were shared by the Exilenova and Astra Telegram channels.

The Galaktika centre formerly operated as a Ukrainian Epicentr home improvement superstore. The report also noted that a shopping centre with the same name caught fire in Russian-occupied Donetsk on Aug. 15.

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Originally published by Ukrainska Pravda in Ukrainian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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