On 21 August, Russian forces launched two attacks using strike drones on a shopping centre in Kryvyi Rih. According to Oleksandr Hanzha, head of the Dnipropetrovsk Regional Military Administration, six people were killed and a further 91 were injured, including six children. The Russian Federation launched a second strike approximately half an hour after the first, whilst the emergency services were still working at the scene.<\/p>\n
Briefly about the main points<\/strong><\/p>\n On Friday, 21 August, Russian forces attacked a large shopping centre in Kryvyi Rih using attack drones. The first reports of the attack\u2019s aftermath emerged in the afternoon.<\/p>\n According to local media reports, strikes on the facility were heard at around 16:20 and 16:50<\/strong>. Following the first strike, a fire broke out inside the shopping centre. The emergency services arrived at the scene and began rescue operations.<\/p>\n The President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, has reported that Russian attack drones have struck a facility in two stages<\/strong>. About half an hour after the first strike and the outbreak of the fire, Russia launched a second strike whilst emergency services were already at the scene.<\/p>\n\r\n \n
Double attack on a shopping centre in Kryvyi Rih<\/h2>\n