Conflitti · 14 killed, 100+ woundedRussian Drones Hit Packed Kryvyi Rih Mall in Double-Tap Attack — Toll RisingScritto 7 settembre 2026 alle ore 21:22 UTCGuardaTrascrizione0:00Several Russian attack drones slammed0:02into a crowded shopping center in broad0:03daylight in Kryvyi [music] Rih on the0:05afternoon of 21 of August, killing 140:07people and wounding more than 100,0:09including 11 children. The second wave0:11hit about half an hour later as0:13firefighters and medics were pulling0:14survivors from the fire, and the [music]0:16rescue is still running as rubble is0:18cleared. The strike hit at around 16:300:20to 16:35 at the Sonyachna Halyareya0:23complex,0:24>> [music]0:24>> also rendered Sunny Gallery and Sunny0:26Valley, the largest shopping center in0:28the city.0:28>> [music]0:29>> The mall was described as full of0:30visitors on a weekday afternoon with no0:32precise count of how many were inside.0:34Geolocated video shows a drone impact0:37creating a fireball through smoke0:38already rising from the first hit,0:39[music]0:40followed by a second impact while0:41emergency crews were working. That 26 to0:4430-minute gap is what Ukrainian0:46officials [music] point to as a0:47deliberate double tap on rescuers, and0:49operations ran through the night.0:51[music] 14 killed and more than 1000:53wounded, including 11 children, was the0:55first [music] toll from the afternoon.0:57Within hours that number moved to 150:59killed and 130 injured, including1:01[music] 23 children as bodies were1:03recovered and hospitals reported in. The1:05numbers are fluid and contradictory1:07because they moved through the evening.1:09An intermediate [music] prosecutor1:10report cited 103 injured, including 111:13children, and early dispatches cited 91.1:16By 19:55, the regional head reported 141:18[music] killed and 121 injured,1:20including 22 children. Then by 21:32,1:23prosecutors reported 15 killed and 1301:25injured, including 23 [music] children.1:27Later overnight, an additional body took1:29some tally to 16. Among the wounded, 271:32to 29 are in serious or critical1:34condition, including three to five1:36children. Among them, a 14-year-old girl1:38transferred to a regional children's1:40hospital with traumatic brain injury.1:42About nine people remain missing or1:44uncontactable, including children with1:46burns, trauma, and smoke inhalation and1:48surgeries underway. Officials caution1:50the toll will likely rise further as1:52fire suppression and rubble clearance1:53[music] continue. Damage was heavy and1:56immediate. Shops inside were set on1:58fire. Structural elements collapsed2:00including a ceiling section near the2:02parking garage and about a third [music]2:03of the complex burned. Thick black smoke2:06could be seen for kilometers and2:07residents were advised to close windows.2:09The Joyce Gate household goods retailer2:11confirmed its store inside was destroyed2:13with no employees injured,2:14>> [music]2:15>> an indication of how commercial units2:16across the mall were affected. The full2:19inventory of structural [music] loss2:20beyond that burned third and the2:22surrounding area has not been detailed.2:24That wording carried through the evening2:25address and posts. The statement called2:28the strike deliberate, [music]2:29despicable, and vile, said the second2:31strike targeting emergency responders2:32half an hour after the fire underscored2:34intent, offered condolences, ordered2:36[music] medical care for the wounded and2:38a full accounting of everyone who may2:39have been inside, said Ukraine will2:41definitely respond, and said for peace2:43to be possible Russia [music] must face2:45real accountability and the world must2:47not remain silent and must help end the2:49war with real pressure on the aggressor.2:51A phrase reported elsewhere, terror by2:53design, was attributed to EU foreign2:55policy chief Kaja Kallas and was not2:57found as a direct Zelensky quote in2:59searched statements. An act of barbarism3:01was also not confirmed verbatim against3:03the verified posts. [music] The city is3:05the president's hometown, a major3:07industrial and steel mining center with3:08about 580,000 to 604,000 [music]3:11residents, often described as Europe's3:13longest city and a frequent target since3:152022. Documentation [music] is being led3:17by the Prosecutor General's Office and3:19the Dnipropetrovsk Oblast Military3:21Administration and the Kryvyi Rih3:23Defense Council.3:24>> [music]3:24>> All necessary forces were deployed. The3:26State Emergency Service, police, and3:28medical teams reinforced [music] by3:30rescue units sent from Kharkiv,3:32Zaporizhzhia, Kirovohrad, and Donetsk3:35regions. Kryvyi Rih sits in3:37Dnipropetrovsk Oblast in central [music]3:39Ukraine. The weapon was described as3:41several Russian attack drones with3:43Ukrainian officials identifying one as a3:45jet-powered [music] Shahed type flown at3:47extremely low altitude. No confirmed3:50independent forensic identification of3:52exact models or warheads has been3:54published [music] beyond Ukrainian3:55attribution and visual evidence from the3:57second impact3:59>> [music]3:59>> and no Russian official comment was4:00recorded in the reviewed reporting. What4:02remains unresolved is the final human4:05cost and the full evidentiary record.4:07[music] The exact number of people4:08inside at 16:30 is still unknown. The4:11death and injury totals are still being4:13reconciled between 14 [music] and 164:14killed and 100 to 130 wounded as4:17identification and hospital reports come4:19in. The list of about nine missing has4:20not been closed. [music]4:22The extent of structural loss beyond the4:23burned third has not been inventoried.4:25Prosecution authorities are documenting4:27[music] the strike for accountability4:28and independent technical verification4:31of guidance and deliberate targeting of4:33a civilian mall versus other4:34explanations rests on Ukrainian4:36statements and video of the second wave4:38while firefighting and rubble clearance4:39proceed.4:41Like and follow for more stories that4:42matter.Leggi l’articoloCronologia della storiaHeyDexIl video breve ↗
