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Russian attack on a shopping mall in central Ukraine kills 15, officials say
AP News • • general
Key Points:
- Russian drone strikes hit a shopping center in Kryvyi Rih, Ukraine, killing at least 15 people and injuring 130, including 23 children, with total deaths across Ukraine reaching 21 from multiple attacks on Friday.
- Kryvyi Rih, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's hometown, experienced a double-tap attack targeting rescue workers, which Zelenskyy condemned as terrorism and vowed to respond to.
- Additional Russian drone attacks killed civilians in the Kharkiv and Mykolaiv regions, while Ukraine intercepted 107 out of 135 drones launched overnight by Russia.
- Ukraine launched drone strikes deep into Russia, hitting an oil refinery in Perm and a military airfield in Volgograd, causing casualties and damage, as Russia reported shooting down hundreds of Ukrainian drones.
- The ongoing drone and missile attacks reflect a stalemate on the battlefield, with both sides using long-range strikes amid Ukraine's shortage of advanced air defense systems and efforts to pressure Russia into peace talks.
