Russian Strike on a Shopping Center in Kryvyi Rih: Death Toll Rises to 16

This was reported by Oleksandr Hanzha, head of the Dnipropetrovsk Regional State Administration, on Telegram.

Emergency responders discovered and recovered the victim’s body while clearing the rubble at the shopping center. Thus, the death toll from the Russian attack on Kryvyi Rih has risen to 16.

As a reminder, the Russian strike on the shopping center in Kryvyi Rih occurred on the afternoon of August 21. The attack caused a fire, and there are also casualties.

The first attack sparked a fire in the shopping center. Rescue workers and emergency services arrived at the scene. Initially, two deaths and 15 injuries were reported, but the number of fatalities and injuries rose throughout the evening.

According to the Dnipropetrovsk Regional Prosecutor’s Office, as of 9:40 p.m., 15 people had died. Among the 130 injured are 23 children.

Twenty-nine of the injured are in serious condition in hospitals, including five children. At that time, eight patients remained in operating rooms, including one child.

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy reported that the attack occurred in two waves. Approximately half an hour after the first strike and the outbreak of the fire, Russian attack drones struck the area again, where rescue services were operating.

As cleanup efforts continued, the number of casualties continued to rise. There were also reports of people who had not been in contact since the attack.

As a reminder, following the Russian strike on a shopping center in Kryvyi Rih, a young woman posted a video on TikTok with the burning building in the background, setting the Russian-language song “Nikto ne vechen” as the soundtrack.