Zelenskyy Vows Retaliation After Russian Drones Kill 16 at Kryvyi Rih Mall
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Updated · The Guardian · Aug 22
Zelenskyy Vows Retaliation After Russian Drones Kill 16 at Kryvyi Rih Mall
3 articles · Updated · The Guardian · Aug 22
Summary
At least 16 people were killed and more than 130 wounded when Russian drones hit a shopping centre in Kryvyi Rih, prompting Volodymyr Zelenskyy to promise Ukraine “will definitely respond.”
Zelenskyy called the strike on his hometown a “cynical and despicable” atrocity and urged allies to provide more protection and impose “real pressure” so Russia faces accountability.
Kaja Kallas condemned the attack as “terror by design” and said the EU could pursue its most far-reaching Russia sanctions listings since the war began.
Russian strikes continued into Saturday, killing at least 2 more people — 1 in Kyiv and 1 in Zaporizhzhia — after another Friday attack in Mykolaiv killed 4, including 3 minors.
About 10 leaders are due in Kyiv on Monday for a Coalition of the Willing meeting on Ukraine’s independence day, where allied support for Kyiv is set to be reaffirmed.