Death toll from Russian attack on shopping center in Kryvyi Rih rises to 14 – UPDATED-4
- 21 August, 2026
- 21:56
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At least 14 people were killed in a drone attack on the Solnechnaya Dolina shopping center in Kryvyi Rih, Dnipropetrovsk region of Ukraine, Regional Military Administration head Oleksandr Hanzha said on his Telegram channel, according to Report.
"There are already 14 people killed in Kryvyi Rih as a result of the Russian attack on the shopping center," the post said.
According to Hanzha, another 121 people were injured, including 22 children. The condition of 29 injured people, including five children, is serious.
"There are missing people who cannot be reached," he added.
The Solnechnaya Dolina shopping center in Kryvyi Rih was attacked by drones twice during the day on August 21. A fire broke out in the building following the strikes.
The number of people injured in a Russian drone strike on Kryvyi Rih has risen to 103, including 11 children.
According to Report, citing Interfax-Ukraine, 27 of those injured are in serious condition.
According to the latest data, six people were killed.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called the Russian strike on a shopping center in Kryvyi Rih a terrorist attack. At least five people were killed, the Ukrainian leader said on social media.
Report quotes Zelenskyy as saying attack drones struck the shopping center in two waves. Approximately half an hour after the first strike and the fire that broke out, a second strike targeted emergency responders who had arrived at the scene.
"Such strikes are simply a terrorist attack. The world must respond to them accordingly," Zelenskyy stressed.
According to the latest available data, five people were killed.
Meanwhile, Oleksandr Hanzha, head of the Dnipropetrovsk Regional Military Administration, said the number of injured had risen to 91. Twenty adults and one child are in serious condition.
The head of the Dnipropetrovsk Regional Military Administration, Oleksandr Hanzha, said that at least five civilians were killed in a Russian strike on a shopping center in Kryvyi Rih.
According to Report, he said on social media that 50 were injured. Six children were among those injured.
Hanzha also stressed that the death toll may rise.
The head of the Dnipropetrovsk Regional Military Administration, Oleksandr Hanzha, said that at least two civilians were killed as a result of a Russian strike on a shopping center in Kryvyi Rih.
According to Report, he said in a post on social media that at least two people were killed and 50 were injured. Six children were among those injured.
Hanzha also stressed that the death toll may rise.
Russian forces struck a shopping center in the Ukrainian city of Kryvyi Rih with drones, Oleksandr Hanzha, head of the Dnipropetrovsk Regional Military Administration, said, according to Report.
The strike caused a fire and resulted in multiple civilian casualties.
He added that an emergency rescue operation had begun at the site of the attack.
"The shopping center was severely damaged. A fire broke out," Hanzha said.
The exact number of casualties has not been reported.