Posted Sat 22 Aug 2026 at 2:42amSat 22 Aug 2026 at 2:42amA shopping centre in Kryvyi Rih was hit by Russian drones. (Telegram: Prosecutor General's Office)In short:At least six people have been killed in a Russian drone attack on a shopping centre in central Ukraine.About 90 others, including six children, were injured.Ukranian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has called the attack "absolutely cynical and despicable".Ukrainian President Volodymr Zelenskyy has called a Russian attack on a shopping centre that killed least six people in his hometown "despicable".About 90 others, including six children, were injured in the drone attack in the central Ukrainian city of Kryvyi Rih, according to local authorities."Twenty-one people are in serious condition, including one child," regional governor Oleksandr Hanzha said.He posted a photo on the encrypted messaging app Telegram of black smoke billowing from a large industrial building.AT least six people were killed and dozens injured in the attack on a shopping centre. ( State Emergency Service of Ukraine via Reuters)Mr Zelenskyy called the attack "absolutely cynical and despicable".The Ukrainian president said a second Russian drone hit the shopping centre half an hour after the first in a deliberate attempt to target emergency services."Attacks like these are nothing less than terrorist acts," he said.Kryvyi Rih has come under repeated Russian attacks throughout the war.The industrial city lies roughly 60 kilometres from the front line.The attack comes as Russia escalates its air war on Ukraine.On Thursday, 17 people were killed in a Russian ballistic missile attack on the Ukrainian capital Kyiv.The United Nations reported that the civilian death toll in 2026 had risen to its highest level since the first months of the war.Ukraine has also stepped up its own attacks on Russia, targeting oil facilities and logistics infrastructure to try to undermine Moscow's ability to wage war.Reuters