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Ukraine: Rescue Efforts Underway After Deadly Russian Strikes on Kryvyi Rih Shopping Center

From Le Figaro · () French

Translated from French, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • Ukrainian emergency services continue search efforts following deadly Russian drone strikes on a shopping center in Kryvyi Rih.
  • The attack resulted in at least 16 deaths and 130 injuries, including 23 children, with nine people still missing.
  • The European Union condemned the attacks as "planned terror" aimed at making Ukrainian cities uninhabitable.

Ukrainian emergency services are diligently searching through the rubble of a major shopping center in Kryvyi Rih, central Ukraine, following deadly daytime drone attacks by Russia. The assault on Friday has claimed at least 16 lives and left 130 people injured, including 23 children. Nine individuals remain unaccounted for as rescue operations continue.

The latest death toll is 16, while rescue services reported at least 130 injured, including 23 children.

— Oleksandr GanjaProviding the casualty figures from the attack on the shopping center.

The attack, which occurred in the hometown of President Volodymyr Zelensky, involved drones causing fires within the commercial complex. President Zelensky denounced the strike on X as "absolutely cynical and ignoble," reiterating his call for increased pressure on Russia. He stated that drones attacked in two waves, with a second strike targeting rescue services shortly after the initial attack and ensuing fire.

An absolutely cynical and ignoble strike against an ordinary shopping center in Kryvyi Rih.

— Volodymyr ZelenskyDenouncing the Russian attack.

Oleksandr Ganja, the governor of the Dnipropetrovsk region, reported the latest casualty figures, noting that 63 people remained hospitalized overnight, 29 of them in serious condition. The European Union's chief diplomat, Kaja Kallas, condemned the attacks on X, calling them "planned terror" and accusing Russia of seeking to make Ukrainian cities uninhabitable. She described the bombings as demonstrating "absolute and total depravity."

The attack drones struck in two waves - half an hour after the first strike and fire, there was a second strike that targeted the rescue services.

— Volodymyr ZelenskyDescribing the nature of the attack.

These strikes underscore a broader trend of escalating long-range attacks by both sides in the conflict, increasingly targeting civilian infrastructure such as logistics warehouses and resulting in a growing number of civilian casualties. The attacks in Kryvyi Rih occurred amidst renewed warnings from Kyiv urging residents to seek shelter during the night.

This is planned terror. Russia wants to make Ukrainian cities uninhabitable.

— Kaja KallasCondemning the Russian attacks.
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Originally published by Le Figaro in French. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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