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Ukraine Reports Russian Drone Strike Kills Five, Injures 67 at Shopping Centre in Pavlohrad
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In Short: A Russian drone strike on a shopping centre in Pavlohrad, Ukraine, has killed five people and injured 67, including eight children, according to regional governor Oleksandr Hanzha.
Ukraine reports a Russian drone strike on a shopping centre in Pavlohrad, Dnipropetrovsk region, has killed five people and injured 67, including eight children, according to regional governor Oleksandr Hanzha.
The attack, which occurred on Thursday, comes amid a series of strikes on shopping malls across Ukraine, with Russian officials and Ukrainian officials blaming each other for the attacks.
In the past week, Russian air strikes have targeted shopping malls in Zaporizhzhia and Sumy, with Ukrainian officials reporting that Russian drones have been used to kill civilians near shopping centres.
The ongoing conflict, which has been raging since Russian President Vladimir Putin launched an invasion four and a half years ago, has seen numerous civilian casualties and widespread destruction.
What's confirmed
- Ukraine reports a Russian drone strike on a shopping centre in Pavlohrad, Dnipropetrovsk region, has killed five people and injured 67, including eight children, according to regional governor Oleksandr Hanzha.
- The attack, which occurred on Thursday, comes amid a series of strikes on shopping malls across Ukraine, with Russian officials and Ukrainian officials blaming each other for the attacks.
- In the past week, Russian air strikes have targeted shopping malls in Zaporizhzhia and Sumy, with Ukrainian officials reporting that Russian drones have been used to kill civilians near shopping centres.
- The ongoing conflict, which has been raging since Russian President Vladimir Putin launched an invasion four and a half years ago, has seen numerous civilian casualties and widespread destruction.
What's still developing
- "Russia believes that relentless attacks on civilians can exhaust Ukrainians and force Ukraine into concession," he said.
- In Zaporizhzhia, capital of the region of the same name which was partially annexed by Russia soon after the invasion, a shopping mall was almost completely destroyed on Monday, its owners reported.
- Shopping malls in Russian-controlled parts of Ukraine have also come under attack, with a Ukrainian drone attack reported on Monday on a mall in the port city of Mariupol, Donetsk region, and another attack on the city of Donetsk last month.
- It was further announced that a Ukrainian attack on a car in Russian-controlled Zaporizhzhia on Wednesday had killed a girl of 15, also injuring a child of six and two women; and a separate attack on a civilian lorry in the same region had killed a man.
- Zelensky offered his condolences to the families and loved ones of those killed in Thursday's attack.
- Pavlohrad, a logistics hub near the central city of Dnipro, has come under heavy attack previously, with two people killed in an attack on warehouses there last month.
- The ship was docked at the port of Qingdao for repairs when a fire started, reportedly killing at least 25 people and injuring five others. (UGC via AP) A cargo ship docked for repairs at a port on the northeastern coast of China caught fire Thursday, killing at least 25 people who were on board at the time, according to Chinese state media.
- Five others were injured and taken to the hospital, where they are in stable condition.