The death toll from Russian drone strikes on a shopping complex in Kryvyi Rih, in Ukraine’s Dnipropetrovsk region, rose to 16 on Saturday, local authorities said.
Oleksandr Vilkul, head of the Kryvyi Rih Defense Council, said search and rescue operations were still underway, with nine people, including two children, still missing.
“Sixteen civilians from Kryvyi Rih died in the Russian strike. One hundred thirty people were injured, including 25 children,” Vilkul said on Telegram.
As of 7:30 a.m. local time (4:30 a.m. GMT), 61 injured people remained hospitalized, including 23 in serious condition, he said.
Vilkul added that Kryvyi Rih would observe a day of mourning Sunday to honor those killed in the attack.
