- A double-tap drone strike by Russian forces hit a shopping center in Kryvyi Rih, resulting in a fireball and visible smoke from an earlier strike.
- Dramatic footage verified by the BBC shows the second drone hitting the already burning shopping centre.
- Officials report at least 15 killed and over 100 wounded in the double-tap strike.
- Kryvyi Rih Mayor Oleksandr Vilkul stated that the drones were flying at extremely low altitudes and described the attackers as "animals", noting that there are missing people.
- Rescuers from four other Ukrainian regions are being deployed to search for survivors amid fears that the death toll will rise.
At least 15 people have been killed and over 130 injured in a Russian double-tap drone strike on a shopping center in Kryvyi Rih, Ukraine. The attack occurred in two waves, with the second targeting emergency responders, as confirmed by President Volodymyr Zelensky.1
Dnipropetrovsk regional head Oleksandr Hanzha reported that among the injured, 29 are in serious condition, including a 14-year-old girl with a traumatic brain injury. The mayor of Kryvyi Rih, Oleksandr Vilkul, condemned the attackers as "animals" and noted that the drones flew at "extremely low altitudes".45
Rescue operations are ongoing, with teams from four other regions deployed to assist in searching for survivors. There are fears that the death toll may rise as several individuals remain unaccounted for. President Zelensky labeled the attack as "absolutely cynical and despicable," emphasizing that Ukraine will respond decisively to such acts of aggression.
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha called for increased military support from allies, urging them to provide more missile 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."
“Another 130 people, including 23 children, were injured in the strike on Kryvyi Rih's biggest mall. BBC-verified footage shows the second drone hitting the already burning centre, and rescuers from four other regions are searching for survivors amid fears the toll will rise.”
BBC
