Ukraine Strikes Kill Two in Kyiv and Zaporizhzhia After Mall Attack That Left 16 Dead
Ukraine strikes killed at least two people early on Saturday, one in a Kyiv warehouse fire after a ballistic missile alert and another in a drone attack on Zaporizhzhia, one day after a double-tap drone strike on a Kryvyi Rih shopping mall that killed 16 and left nine missing. [1]
Latest Russian Strikes Kill Two in Ukraine
Local authorities said one person was killed in a warehouse fire in Kyiv after an alert for a ballistic missile while another was killed in a drone strike on the city of Zaporizhzhia. [1] The attacks follow a deadly Russian double-tap drone strike on a busy mall in the city of Kryvyi Rih on Friday. [1] Ukraine strikes have continued amid the ongoing conflict that began with a full-scale invasion in February 2022. [1]
Double-Tap Attack on Kryvyi Rih Mall
President Volodymyr Zelensky said the "absolutely cynical and despicable" daytime attack in his home town was carried out in "two waves", with the second strike targeting emergency workers. [1] Dramatic footage verified by the BBC shows the second drone hitting the already burning shopping centre in the Dnipropetrovsk region. [1] Russia's military has not commented. [1] Another 130 people including 23 children were injured in the attack on city's biggest mall. [1] Early on Saturday Dnipropetrovsk regional head Oleksandr Hanzha said the death toll had reached 16 after another body was retrieved from the rubble. [1] There are still nine people including two children reportedly missing in the shopping centre, Hanzha said on Telegram. [1] Earlier on Friday, Hanzha said that of the 130 people injured, 29 were in a serious condition. [1] Kryvyi Rih Mayor Oleksandr Vilkul said the Russian drones were flying at "extremely low altitudes", describing the attackers as "animals". [1] "There are missing people who are not responding to calls," the mayor added. [1]
Rescue Efforts and Rising Toll Concerns
There are fears the death toll could rise further. [1] Rescue teams from four other Ukrainian regions are being urgently deployed to help search for survivors. [1] Specially trained psychologists have been deployed to help some survivors after the attack. [1] A number of people are reported to be trapped in the rubble of the shopping centre in the central Ukrainian city of Kryvyi Rih. [1] More people are also reported to be trapped in the rubble. [1]
Additional Strikes Across Ukrainian Regions
In the southern city of Zaporizhzhia, a Russian drone strike had killed at least one man and injured four people, according to Ivan Fedorov, the head of the regional military administration. [1] Four people including three children were killed in separate Russian attacks in Ukraine's southern Mykolaiv region on Friday, and another two in the north-eastern Kharkiv region, local officials said. [1] In Kyiv, the city's military administration said a fire had broke out in a warehouse in the capital's Darnytskyi district early on Saturday. [1] "According to preliminary information, unfortunately, there is one person dead and several injured," the administration said on Telegram. [1]
Ukrainian Retaliatory Strikes Inside Russia
Earlier on Friday, Ukraine's military said it carried out strikes on an oil refinery and a military airfield deep inside Russia. [1] Tổng thống Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky ngày 21.8 xác nhận lực lượng nước này đã tập kích nhà máy lọc dầu Perm ở Nga trong đêm trước. [2] Các kênh Telegram trước đó đăng video được cho là ghi lại nhiều vụ nổ và hỏa hoạn tại Perm, thành phố cách Ukraine khoảng 1.500 km. [2] "Chúng tôi tiếp tục sử dụng các biện pháp trừng phạt tầm xa để đưa hậu quả của cuộc chiến trở lại nơi nó bắt nguồn", ông Zelensky viết trên Telegram. [2] Ukraine has in recent months intensified attacks on Russian energy facilities, as well as on warehouses of the country's largest online retailer Wildberries. [1] Kyiv describes them as legitimate targets because they help finance Russia's war. [1] Sáng 21.8, chính quyền địa phương cảnh báo về nguy cơ UAV, trong khi sân bay Bolshoe Savino tại Perm tạm thời hạn chế hoạt động, theo The Kyiv Independent. [2] Thống đốc vùng Perm Dmitry Makhonin cho biết một cơ sở công nghiệp đã bị hư hại, song chưa nêu cụ thể địa điểm. [2]
Broader Context of the Conflict
Russian President Vladimir Putin launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, and currently Moscow controls about a fifth of Ukrainian territory in the south-east. [1] Bộ Quốc phòng Nga ngày 21.8 tuyên bố quân đội nước này đã kiểm soát thêm 11 khu dân cư tại các tỉnh Kharkiv, Zaporizhzhia và Donetsk trong tuần từ ngày 15 - 21.8. [2] Ukraine chưa bình luận về tuyên bố này. [2] Nga chưa bình luận về các cáo buộc trên và lâu nay khẳng định không nhắm mục tiêu vào dân thường. [2]
What to watch next: Lực lượng Ukraine nỗ lực dập tắt đám cháy sau một cuộc tấn công tại Kyiv ngày 20.8.2026. [2] Ukraine time gian qua gia tăng các đòn tấn công vào nhà máy lọc dầu và cơ sở năng lượng của Nga, với lý do là để làm gián đoạn nguồn cung nhiên liệu cho quân đội và giảm nguồn thu phục vụ chiến dịch quân sự của Moscow. [2]
