{
  "id": 2492103,
  "title": "Russian drones kill 15 people at a shopping mall in a central Ukrainian city, officials say",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/22/russian-drones-kill-15-people-at-a-shopping-mall-in-a-central",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-22T03:40:26.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Mainichi",
    "slug": "the-mainichi",
    "url": "https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20260822/p2g/00m/0in/024000c"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Russian drones struck a shopping center in Kryvyi Rih, a central Ukrainian city, killing at least 15 people and injuring 130, including 23 children, on Friday, officials reported. The attack, described by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy as a \"double-tap strike,\" followed two other Russian attacks in the Mykolaiv and Kharkiv regions, resulting in a total of 21 deaths across Ukraine on the day. Kryvyi Rih, Zelenskyy's hometown, has faced multiple strikes during the ongoing war. Kremlin forces exploited Ukraine's shortage of defensive systems, with Russia shooting down 107 of the 135 drones launched by Ukraine overnight, according to the Ukrainian air force. The attacks came just 24 hours after a nighttime Ukrainian missile and drone strike on Kyiv killed 16 people, highlighting the escalating tension between the two nations.",
  "summary": "Russian drones struck a shopping center in the city of Kryvyi Rih in central Ukraine on Friday, killing at least 15 people. According to SBS News, 16 people were killed and over 130 wounded, including 22 children, with 29 people in serious condition, including five children. The regional governor, Oleksandr Hanzha, said nine people were preliminarily considered missing, including two children.\n\nPresident Volodymyr Zelenskyy described the attack as an \"act of barbarism\" and \"absolutely cynical and despicable\". He said a second Russian drone hit the shopping center half an hour after the first in a deliberate attempt to target emergency services. Zelenskyy called the attack \"nothing less than terrorist acts\" and urged the world to hold Russia to account.\n\nIn a separate attack on Friday, at least four people, including three children, were killed and a woman was wounded in Ukraine's southern region of Mykolayiv, according to Ukrainian state media. The Mainichi reported that at least 15 people were killed in the Kryvyi Rih attack.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}