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Deadly 'double-tap' Russian drone strikes target Ukraine shopping centre

Firefighters take part in operations against a fire at the site of a shopping mall damaged following a Russian strike in Kryvyi Rih.
This handout photograph taken and released by the Dnipropetrovsk Regional Military Administration on August 21, 2026 shows firefighters taking part in operations against a fire at the site of a shopping mall damaged following a Russian strike in Kryvyi Rih. © Dnipropetrovsk Regional Military Administration via AFP

A pair of Russian drone strikes that hit a shopping centre in the Ukrainian city of Kryvyi Rih Friday killed at least 15 people and wounded scores more, authorities said. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky accused Moscow of targeting emergency workers in what's known as a "double-tap" strike, with the second drone reportedly striking the mall half an hour after the first.

At least 15 people ​were killed and scores more wounded on Friday when two Russian drones struck a shopping centre in the ​central Ukrainian ‌city of Kryvyi Rih, authorities said.

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