Russian drones hit a shopping centre in Kryvyi Rih, the home town of President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, killing 16 people. EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas called the strike 'terror by design' and pledged the harshest sanctions on Russia yet.
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Key facts
- Russian drones struck a busy shopping centre in Kryvyi Rih, central Ukraine.
- The attack killed 16 people, according to the Guardian.
- Kryvyi Rih is the home town of President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
- EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas described the strike as 'terror by design'.
- Kallas said she would put forward the most far-reaching Russia sanctions listings since the start of the war.
Russian drones have slammed into a busy shopping centre in central Ukraine, killing 16 people, according to the Guardian. The attack targeted Kryvyi Rih, the home town of President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
Zelenskyy condemned the strike as ‘cynical and despicable’, the Guardian reported.
Kaja Kallas, the EU’s top diplomat and foreign policy chief, described Friday’s attack as ‘terror by design’.
Kallas said she was ‘putting forward the most far-reaching Russia sanctions listings since the start of the war’, which she plans to present when ministers meet in Ireland next month.
The proposed measures would represent the harshest sanctions listings the EU has advanced against Russia since the conflict began, according to the Guardian’s account of Kallas’s remarks.
The strike on Kryvyi Rih adds to the toll of attacks on civilian areas in Ukraine, with the shopping centre described as busy at the time it was hit.
Why it matters
The attack underscores the continued targeting of civilian areas in Ukraine and the human cost of the ongoing war. The EU's pledge of its most far-reaching sanctions listings signals a potential escalation in international pressure on Russia.
Frequently asked questions
How many people were killed in the Kryvyi Rih shopping centre attack?
Sixteen people were killed when Russian drones struck the shopping centre, according to the Guardian.
Why is Kryvyi Rih significant?
Kryvyi Rih is the home town of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
What action did the EU say it would take?
EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said she would put forward the most far-reaching Russia sanctions listings since the start of the war, to be presented when ministers meet in Ireland next month.
Timeline
- Attack on Ukraine shopping centre that killed 16 is ‘terror by design’, says EU foreign policy chief
The Guardian World: Kaja Kallas, the EU’s top diplomat, threatens harshest sanctions yet on Russia after strike on Kryvyi Rih, the home town of Volodymyr Zelenskyy Russian drones have slammed into a busy shopping centre in central Ukraine, killing 16 people in an attack that Volodymyr Zelenskyy cond