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Ukraine war briefing: Zelenskyy vows response to Russia’s deadly shopping centre attack
Ukrainian president calls strikes on home town Kryvyi Rih an ‘absolute Russian atrocity’ and says world must ‘not remain silent’. What we know on day 1,641
TL;DR
- At least 16 people were killed and over 130 wounded in a Russian drone attack on a shopping center in Kryvyi Rih.
- President Zelenskyy called the attack an "absolute Russian atrocity" and vowed retaliation.
- The EU's foreign policy chief condemned the attack and threatened further sanctions against Russia.
- Other Russian strikes in Mykolaiv, Kyiv, and Zaporizhzhia also resulted in casualties.
- Ukraine is sanctioning the Russian cartoon 'Masha and the Bear' as a propaganda tool.
- Germany is investigating a potential link between Russian intelligence and an underground weapons stash.
- Allied leaders, including French President Macron and German Chancellor Merz, will meet in Kyiv to reaffirm support for Ukraine.