Back-to-back Russian drone strikes kill 14 people in Ukraine shopping centre
A pair of Russian drone strikes that hit a shopping centre in the Ukrainian city of Kryvyi Rih Friday killed 14 people and wounded scores more, authorities said. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky accused Moscow of targeting emergency workers in a "double-tap" strike, with the second drone reportedly striking the mall half an hour after the first.
Two Russian drone strikes hit a shopping centre in the Ukrainian city of Kryvyi Rih, killing 14 people and wounding many others. According to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, the attack was a "double-tap" strike, with the second drone striking the mall about 30 minutes after the first, targeting emergency workers.
Local administration head Oleksandr Vilkul reported that 121 people were injured, including 22 children. The rescue operation was ongoing. Zelensky described the attack as a "terrorist act".
The city of Kryvyi Rih, President Zelensky's hometown, has been hit multiple times during the war. The attack came just 24 hours after Russia launched a nighttime aerial attack on the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, killing at least 16 people.
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