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Zelensky slams 'cynical' Russian attack on shopping centre

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21-08-2026 | 11:30

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Zelensky slams 'cynical' Russian attack on shopping centre

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Friday blasted Russia for a "cynical and despicable" attack on a shopping centre in his home town that killed at least five people and wounded more than 50.

"An absolutely cynical and despicable strike was carried out by the Russians against an ordinary shopping center in Kryvyi Rig," he said on X, adding: "Five deaths have been reported".

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