Ukrainian authorities report that at least five people were killed and 67 others injured when a shopping mall in Pavlohrad, Ukraine was hit by Russian drones during daylight hours. The attack, which is part of Moscow's intensified air campaign against logistics and economic targets, also injured another nine people in the city. Ukrainian officials have condemned the attack as "deliberate terror" and are calling for additional air defense systems to protect civilians from future attacks. The incident is the latest in a series of shopping mall attacks by Russian forces, which have targeted two other malls earlier this week.
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On Thursday, Russian drones attacked a shopping mall in Pavlohrad, Ukraine, killing at least 5 people and injuring 67 others, including three teenage boys. The city was also hit by artillery and aerial bombs, resulting in 7 total deaths and 76 injuries. The attack was described as "deliberate terror against civilians" by Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha, who said Ukraine needs additional air defense systems to protect its people from such attacks. The incident occurred during the day when many people were on the streets, hitting shops and vehicles. The type of weapons used has not been confirmed, but social media footage appears to show a Russian drone striking the mall after an initial explosion. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky responded by saying that the world sees what Russia is doing, and partners are expected to make decisions on additional support later on Friday.
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At least five people were killed and 67 others were injured as Russian drones hit a shopping mall in Pavlohrad, Ukrainian authorities have said.
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As it ramps up its attacks on logistics and economic targets, Moscow pounded the central areas of the industrial city in southeastern Ukraine, a petrol station in Kyiv and an agribusiness facility in Dnipro overnight.
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Seven people died in total across the city of Pavlohrad, amid a major air attack on the Dnipropetrovsk region in which Russian forces deployed drones, artillery and aerial bombs, injuring 76 people in total.
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Among those injured in the shopping centre attack were teenage boys aged 13, 14, and 15.
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Foreign minister Andrii Sybiha said the attack was “deliberate terror against civilians” which showed that Ukraine “needs additional air defence systems and interceptors now”.
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Authorities have not confirmed which type of weapons were used during the attack, but footage on social media appears to show a Russian drone striking the shopping centre after the initial explosion had already happened.
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Officials said shops and vehicles were hit in the daylight attack which took place "when there were many people on the streets".
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Mr Sybiha said there is “no time for another round of concern and deliberation”, adding: “Sanctions must hit Russia's weapons production and the supply chains that keep it running.
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Russian revenues financing this terror must be cut."
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Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky said the world “sees what Russia is doing”, adding that further decisions from partners on additional support were expected later on Friday to “protect Ukrainians from such Russian terror”.
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Officials said shops and vehicles were hit in the daylight attack which took place "when there were many people on the streets".
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Images show destroyed shops and burned-out vehicles in the city, which has acted as a critical supply route for the Ukrainian military connecting central Ukraine to eastern front lines.
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Russian forces had already targeted two other shopping malls in the cities of Zaporizhzhia and Sumy earlier in the week.
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Moscow’s intensified air campaign in recent weeks was felt across Ukraine, with the attacks on the petrol station in Kyiv and on an agribusiness facility run by Bunge in the southeastern city of Dnipro.
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Ukrainian Prime Minister Sergii Koretskyi said Russian attacks on businesses and civilian infrastructure were "rapidly growing" and urged the government to "react and act in advance".
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Russia denies deliberately targeting civilian sites.
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