Zelensky vows revenge after Russian double-tap strike on shopping mall in his hometown kills 16

NewsWorldEuropeZelensky vows revenge after Russian double-tap strike on shopping mall in his hometown kills 16Search for survivors continues with nine people still missing following two strikes on a shopping centre in Kryvyi RihRebecca Whittaker Saturday 22 August 2026 10:41 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b3037469","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/ukraine-russia-shopping-mall-zelensky-b3037469.html","title":"Zelensky vows revenge after Russian attack on shopping mall in his hometown kills 16 "}}CloseDozens killed after Russian drone strike on busy shopping mall in Zelensky's hometownOn The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondentsGet a weekly dispatch from our international correspondentsGet a weekly international news dispatchEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"pianoFieldName":"receiveOnTheGround","regTitle":"On The Ground","subscriptionGroup":"on_the_ground","subscriptionGroupId":"14806361-6435-4d19-b06e-05326605fb01","pathPrefix":["/news/world/europe","/news/world/middle-east","/news/world/australasia","/news/world/africa","/asia"],"associatedAuthors":["Bel Trew","Sam Kiley"],"title":"On The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents","mobileTitle":"Get a weekly international news dispatch","lengthenedMobileTitle":"Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/onTheGround1_1.png","newsletterKey":"receiveOnTheGround","regSourceSection":"Europe","regSourceNewsletter":"NSC"}}Ukraine’s president Vo...