Russia’s Shopping Mall Strike on Zelensky’s Hometown Kills 2, Injures 52 as Rescue Continues
Russia struck a shopping mall in central Ukraine’s Kryvyi Rih on Friday afternoon, killing at least two and injuring 52. Officials said casualties are likely to rise as they warned of additional strikes as jet-powered drones continue circling around the city at low altitudes.
On Friday afternoon, Russia launched a drone attack on Kryvyi Rih's largest shopping mall, the Solnechnaya Galereya, killing at least 15 people and injuring at least 130, including 23 children. Oleksandr Vikul, head of the Kryvyi Rih Defense Council, confirmed the attack, noting that many victims were visually injured. The mall was targeted multiple times by jet-powered Shahed drones flying at extremely low altitudes, with Hanzha, the head of the region's military administration, reporting 50 injuries by 5:40 p.m. The Prosecutor General's Office later increased the injury count to 52, including six children.
As of 6:40 p.m., 96 people were injured, with the death toll at 6. By 7:55 p.m., the death toll rose to 15, and the injured count reached 130, including 23 children. Zelensky condemned the atrocity, calling it an "absolute Russian atrocity" and vowing a response.
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