# Back-to-back Russian drone strikes kill 14 at Ukrainian shopping centre

https://mins.news/en/item/28710

- France 24, 2026-08-21 18:07 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20260821-back-to-back-russian-drone-strikes-kill-14-people-in-ukraine-shopping-centre

> Two Russian drone strikes hit a shopping centre in Kryvyi Rih on Friday, killing 14 people and injuring scores more, Ukrainian authorities said. President Volodymyr Zelensky accused Moscow of carrying out a “double-tap” attack aimed at emergency workers, with the second drone reportedly hitting the mall about 30 minutes after the first.

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