Search for survivors after 16 killed by Russian double-tap strike on Ukraine mall

In Ukraine on 22 August 2026, a Russian 'double-tap' drone strike on a shopping centre killed 16 people, according to the BBC, the Financial Times and ABC, with a search for survivors under way. CGTN put the toll at 15. Der Spiegel and WELT reported that Ukraine, the same day, attacked a refinery in Russia and the online retailer Ozon. Reuters reported that Ukrainian drones killed at least 10 people and hit a warehouse of Ozon.

Putin warned of 'far more destructive' hits and called Kyiv's attacks increasingly barbaric. TASS reported that Russian forces struck a Ukrainian military airfield, energy facilities and two trains carrying military cargo. NDTV reported that two children were killed in Ukrainian strikes the day after the mall attack, and Kyiv Post reported that a Shahed drone crossed into Moldova during a Russian strike on Ukraine.