Ukraine-Russia war latest: Zelensky vows response to Russia’s ‘terrorist attack’ as strike on mall kills 16

Dozens killed after Russian drone strike on busy shopping mall in Zelensky's hometown At least 16 people were killed and more than 130 wounded yesterday when several Russian drones struck a shopping centre in central Ukraine, authorities said. President Volodymyr Zelensky has promised a response to the attack, which he described as an "act of barbarism". At least nine people, including two children, have been missing and believed to be trapped under the rubble of a shopping centre attack by Russia, said regional governor Oleksandr Hanzha. "Attacks like these are nothing less than ⁠terrorist acts," Mr Zelensky said on Telegram, urging the world to hold Russia to account. "We will definitely respond." Kaja Kallas, the EU’s foreign policy chief, condemned Russia’s attack on Kryvyi Rih as “terror by design” and said she was “putting forward the most far-reaching Russia sanctions listings since the start of the war” when ministers meet in Ireland next month. Russia’s overnight attack killed two people, local authorities said on Saturday morning, a day after Moscow's attack on a Ukrainian mall One person was killed in a warehouse fire in Kyiv following a ballistic missile strike, while another person was killed in a drone strike on the city of Zaporizhzhia.Pictured: Rescue crews at shopping centre following strike Firefighters work on a fire at a shopping mall following a Russian drone attack in Kryvyi Rih, Ukraine (AP) People embrace each other near a burning shopping mall following a Russian drone attack in Kryvyi Rih, Ukraine (AP) A site of a shopping centre hit by a Russian drones attack (Telegram/Prosecutor General's Office) Firefighters work at a site of a shopping centre hit by a Russian drone attack in Kryvyi Rig, Dnipropetrovsk region, Ukraine (Emergency Service of Ukraine) Rebecca Whittaker22 August 2026 08:05Explosions heard in Kyiv in the early hours Explosions have been heard in Kyiv this morning, according to reports. One person was killed as a warehouse caught fire in Kyiv's Darnytskyi district, the Kyiv Independent reported. It’s also been reported that explosions were heard in the in the Kyiv Oblast. Rebecca Whittaker22 August 2026 08:02More than 20 children among 130 wounded in shopping centre strike About 22 children were among the 130 wounded on Friday when several Russian drones struck a shopping centre in central Ukraine, authorities said. Regional governor Oleksandr Hanzha said that 22 children were among the wounded in the daytime attack on the city of Kryvyi Rih, which is Zelensky's hometown. "There are 29 people ​in ⁠serious condition, including five children," Hanzha said. This morning he added that nine people were considered missing, including two children, and that rescuers were continuing to clear the rubble of the shopping centre. At least 16 people were killed in the attack which ⁠President Volodymyr Zelensky called an "act of barbarism.” Zelensky called the attack "absolutely cynical and despicable", adding that a ‌second Russian drone hit the shopping centre ‌half an hour after the first in what he said was a deliberate attempt to target emergency services. Rebecca Whittaker22 August 2026 07:50Ukrainian arrested over Nord Stream blast ‘detained on Hollywood movie set One of the main suspects in the 2022 Nord Stream explosions was arrested while reportedly acting as a consultant on a Hollywood film which dramatises the gas pipeline attack, according to German media. Volodymyr Zhuravlev was arrested by police in Pula, Croatia, under a European arrest warrant put out by Germany, which is seeking his extradition. German prosecutors accuse him of being a member of a team of Ukrainian divers that allegedly planted explosives on the Baltic Sea energy link between Russia and Germany which destroyed three of the four pipelines in 2022. More here. Alisha Rahaman Sarkar22 August 2026 07:00Overnight Russian attack kills two in Ukraine Russian airstrike on Ukraine killed two people, local authorities said this morning, a day after Moscow's attack on a Ukrainian mall killed 16 people. One person was killed in a warehouse fire in Kyiv following a ballistic missile strike, while another person was killed in a drone strike on the city of Zaporizhzhia. In Kyiv, the city’s military administration said a warehouse caught fire in the capital’s Darnytskyi district this morning. "According to preliminary information, unfortunately, there is one person dead and several injured," the administration said. 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Alisha Rahaman Sarkar22 August 2026 06:00EU calls Russian attack on Ukraine mall 'terror by design' Kaja Kallas, the EU’s foreign policy chief, condemned Russia’s attack on Kryvyi Rih as “terror by design” and said she was “putting forward the most far-reaching Russia sanctions listings since the start of the war” when ministers meet in Ireland next month. “Russia’s attack against a shopping centre in [Kryvyi Rih] shows the absolute and utter depravity of Moscow’s war,” Kallas said on X, claiming that Moscow “wants to make Ukrainian cities unliveable”. Alisha Rahaman Sarkar22 August 2026 05:45Zelensky condemns Russia's 'terrorist attack' on shopping centre Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky has called the Russian attack on a Ukrainian shopping centre "absolutely cynical and despicable". He said a ‌second Russian drone hit the shopping centre ‌half an hour after the first in what he said was a deliberate attempt to target emergency services. "Attacks like these are nothing less than ⁠terrorist acts," Zelensky said on Telegram, urging the world to hold Russia to account. "We will definitely respond." Alisha Rahaman Sarkar22 August 2026 05:30Children among nine missing in Ukraine shopping centre attack At least nine people, including two children, have been missing and believed to be trapped under the rubble of a shopping centre attack by Russia, said regional governor Oleksandr Hanzha. Hanzha said the nine ​were preliminarily ⁠considered missing as rescuers raced against time to clear the rubble of the shopping centre. Firefighters work on a fire at a shopping mall following a Russian drone attack in Kryvyi Rih, Ukraine (AP) Alisha Rahaman Sarkar22 August 2026 05:00