Russian drones kill 14 people at a shopping mall in a central Ukrainian city, officials say - AP News
Russian drone strikes on a shopping mall in Kryvyi Rih and other regions resulted in at least 21 deaths across Ukraine. President Zelenskyy condemned the attacks as terrorist acts and vowed a response to the strikes, which included a double-tap tactic targeting rescue workers.
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The escalation of drone warfare against civilian infrastructure highlights the intensifying nature of the Russia-Ukraine conflict and the increasing risk to non-combatants.
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KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian drones struck a shopping center in the city of Kryvyi Rih in central Ukraine on Friday, killing at least 15 people and wounding scores more, authorities said.
The shopping mall strikes, plus two other separate Russian attacks in the Mykolaiv and Kharkiv regions, left a total of 21 people dead across Ukraine on Friday, authorities said.
Kryvyi Rih is the hometown of President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who described the attack as a double-tap strike, in which an initial wave of drones hit the area, followed by a second wave as rescue workers responded.
“Attacks like these are nothing less than terrorist acts,” Zelenskyy wrote on social media. In a video address several hours later, he said Ukraine would respond to the shopping mall attack.
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