UAV event in Dnipropetrovsk, Kryvyi Rih area, Ukraine on Fri 21st August 2026

Russians attack Kryvyi Rih’s largest shopping mall: Two killed, 52 injured.

The Russian military attacked Kryvyi Rih’s largest shopping mall with a strike drone.

Oleksandr Vilkul, Head of the Kryvyi Rih Defense Council, reported the attack on Telegram, according to Ukrinform.

“Russian forces attacked the city’s largest shopping mall with a strike UAV. There is a fire, and visually, there are many casualties,” he wrote.

An emergency rescue operation was launched.

Later, Dnipropetrovsk Regional Governor Oleksandr Hanzha reported that one person had been killed in the Russian attack on Kryvyi Rih.

“Twelve people are also currently known to have been injured. Shops inside the shopping center are on fire,” he wrote.

Later, Hanzha reported that the number of casualties had risen.

“Two people have been killed and 15 injured,” the regional governor said. 

Vilkul later added that the number of injured had risen to 52.

“Sadly, as of now, two people have been killed and 52 injured, including six children. Twenty of them are in serious condition and are already in the operating room. The emergency rescue operation is ongoing,” he wrote.

According to him, the number of casualties could rise further.

As previously reported by Ukrinform, Russian occupation forces also attacked an industrial enterprise in Kryvyi Rih, Dnipropetrovsk region.