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Zelensky Condemns Double-Tap Drone Strike That Killed 14

8/23/2026

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President Volodymyr Zelensky condemned the Russian drone attack on a Kryvyi Rih shopping centre.
The strike used a double-tap tactic, with a second hit on responders about thirty minutes later.
Later updates raised the death toll to 14, up from at least five initially reported with 52 injuries.
Zelensky called the strike a terrorist act and urged the world to pressure Russia and provide more missile interceptors.

History

Historical Context

Russia’s 2015 airstrike on a Syrian hospital showed a pattern of hitting civilian sites, a tactic repeated in the March 2024 double-tap drone strike on a Kryvyi Rih shopping centre condemned by President Volodymyr Zelensky. Human Rights Watch recorded 163 health workers killed in Lebanon, underscoring a wider trend that fuels calls for tighter arms controls and more missile-interceptor aid to Ukraine.

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Story summary

President Volodymyr Zelensky condemned the Russian drone attack on a Kryvyi Rih shopping centre.
The strike used a double-tap tactic, with a second hit on responders about thirty minutes later.
Later updates raised the death toll to 14, up from at least five initially reported with 52 injuries.
Zelensky called the strike a terrorist act and urged the world to pressure Russia and provide more missile interceptors.

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