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Russian drone strike on a shopping centre in a central Ukrainian city kills 14, officials say

Russian drone strike on a shopping centre in a central Ukrainian city kills 14, officials say

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August 21st, 2026

Russian drone strike on a shopping centre in a central Ukrainian city kills 14, officials say

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Authorities reported that a Russian drone strike on a shopping centre in the central Ukrainian city of Kryvyi Rih on Friday resulted in 14 fatalities and dozens of injuries.

當局指出俄羅斯無人機於週五對烏克蘭中部城市克里維里赫的一處購物中心發動襲擊導致14人喪生另有數十人受傷

This city is the hometown of President Zelensky, who characterized the attack as a 'double strike' — the first wave of drones launched an offensive on the area, and just as rescue workers arrived at the scene, a second wave of attacks erupted immediately.

這座城市總統澤連斯基的故鄉將此次襲擊定性為雙重打擊」——首波無人機對該地區發動攻勢救援人員抵達現場之際旋即爆發第二波襲擊

"Such attacks are nothing short of acts of terror," Zelensky stated in a post on social media.

此類襲擊實屬恐怖行徑,」澤倫斯基於社群媒體上發文指出

Hours later, in a video address, he further underscored that Ukraine would inevitably respond to the attack on the shopping mall.

數小時後,他在視訊演說中強調烏克蘭必將針對購物中心遇襲一事作出因應

The local administrative chief, Oleksandr Vilkul, put the death toll at fourteen, adding that there were one hundred and twenty-one injured, including twenty-two children.

當地行政首長奧列克桑德·維爾庫爾將罹難人數定為十四人並補充說明有一百二十一名傷者其中包含二十二名孩童

He further noted that search and rescue operations were still underway.

他亦指出搜救行動目前仍在持續進行中。

Kryvyi Rih has been repeatedly targeted throughout this conflict, which has now spanned more than four years, with one of the deadliest strikes occurring in April 2025, claiming 20 lives, including nine children.

克里維里赫在這場綿延逾四年的戰事中屢遭襲擊其中一次最為致命的攻擊發生於2025年4月造成20人罹難包括9名兒童

Friday's attack came exactly twenty-four hours after Russia launched a massive nighttime air assault on Ukraine's capital, Kyiv, employing dozens of missiles and drones, which resulted in a tragedy claiming at least sixteen lives.

週五的襲擊事件恰逢俄羅斯對烏克蘭首都基輔發動大規模夜間空襲二十四小時之後;該次空襲動用數十枚導彈與無人機釀成至少十六人罹難慘劇

In recent months, Moscow's forces have intensified ballistic missile strikes on Kyiv, exploiting Ukraine's chronic shortage of American-made Patriot interceptor missiles, which are the only weapons in its arsenal capable of shooting down such missiles.

近幾個月來莫斯科部隊加強了對基輔的彈道導彈襲擊利用了烏克蘭長期缺乏美製愛國者防空攔截彈的困境而這種攔截彈其武器庫中唯一能擊落此類導彈的武器。

Large-scale Russian assaults have become the norm this summer.

大規模的俄羅斯襲擊已成為今年夏季的常態

Just over two weeks ago, a Russian attack on Kyiv and its surrounding areas claimed 17 lives, and two days prior, nine more people had perished in the city.

就在兩週多前俄羅斯基輔及其周邊地區的攻擊造成17人罹難,而在此之前兩天該市又有9人喪生

The United Nations noted last week that Kyiv was among the cities hardest hit by attacks in July, with at least 54 civilians killed and 202 injured.

聯合國上週指出基輔七月份遭受攻擊最嚴重的城市之一,至少54名平民遇害202人受傷。

In the early hours of Friday, Russia launched a drone attack on the Kharkiv region of Ukraine, resulting in the deaths of two women aged seventy-three and sixty-six, and injuring two others, according to the regional governor, Oleh Syniehubov.

週五清晨俄羅斯對烏克蘭哈爾科夫地區發動無人機襲擊致使兩名分別為七十三歲與六十六歲的婦女喪生另有兩人受傷據地區負責人奧列赫·辛涅胡博夫所述。

According to a statement released by the Ukrainian Air Force on the Telegram platform, Ukrainian forces successfully intercepted or suppressed 107 of the 135 drones launched by Russia during the night.

根據烏克蘭空軍於Telegram平台發布的聲明,烏方在夜間成功攔截或壓制俄羅斯所發射的135架無人機中的107架

Local officials reported that on Friday, a car was struck by a Ukrainian drone near the village of Razumnoye in Russia's Belgorod Oblast, resulting in one fatality and four injuries, adding that two of the wounded are in critical condition.

當地官員通報週五於俄羅斯別爾哥羅德州拉祖姆諾耶村周邊一輛汽車遭烏克蘭無人機襲擊導致一人喪生四人受傷並補充說明其中兩名傷者傷勢危急

Earlier, Zelensky stated that a Ukrainian drone strike had hit an oil refinery in Perm, located over 1,600 kilometres (approximately 995 miles) from its border.

早些時候澤連斯基表示烏克蘭的一場無人機襲擊擊中了距離其邊境逾一千六百公里(約九百九十五英里)之遙的彼爾姆一座煉油廠

He further noted that the Marinovka military airfield in Russia's Volgograd region had also come under attack.

並指出俄羅斯伏爾加格勒地區的馬里諾夫卡軍用機場亦遭受了攻擊

The Russian online news outlet Astra reported that Ukrainian drones set fire to a Lukoil refinery in Perm.

俄羅斯線上新聞媒體Astra報導烏克蘭的無人機點燃了盧克石油公司位於彼爾姆的一座煉油廠。

Local officials stated that damage had been recorded at an unidentified "industrial facility."

當地官員表示一座身分不明的工業設施已記錄到損害

The Russian Ministry of Defence claimed that its air defence systems had successfully intercepted a total of 325 Ukrainian drones overnight across fifteen regions of Russia and over the Crimean Peninsula.

俄羅斯國防部宣稱其防空系統於夜間成功攔截了俄羅斯境內十五個地區克里米亞半島上空共計三百二十五架烏克蘭無人機

The peninsula had been illegally annexed by the Moscow authorities as early as 2014.

該半島早於二零一四年即遭莫斯科當局非法兼併

Late on Friday, the party stated that its defense systems had once again intercepted 211 drones.

週五稍晚時分該方表示其防禦系統再度攔截了二百一十一架無人機

Analysts point out that, as troops have persistently failed to achieve substantial breakthroughs on the front line, long-range strikes between Russia and Ukraine have escalated markedly.

分析人士指出由于部队在前线持续未能取得实质性突破俄乌之间远程打击行动已显著升级

Along the front line stretching roughly 1,250 kilometers (about 780 miles) across eastern and southern Ukraine, troop movements and deployments are severely constrained by a vast array of drones and ground robots, which pose an ongoing threat to infantry and armored vehicles.

在乌克兰东部和南部绵延约1250公里(约780英里)的战线上部队的调动与部署受到大量无人机及地面机器人严峻制约这些装备对步兵与装甲车辆构成持续威胁

Over the past year, Ukraine has independently developed and deployed domestically produced long-range drones to conduct deep strikes against targets within Russian territory, a move that has drawn significant attention from governments and defense manufacturers worldwide.

過去一年間烏克蘭自主研製部署了國產遠程無人機用以對俄羅斯境內目標實施縱深打擊此舉引發了全球各國政府國防製造商的高度關注

The authorities in Kyiv aim to make the Russian public tangibly feel the consequences of the war, thereby pressuring Russian President Vladimir Putin to engage in peace negotiations.

基輔當局旨在俄羅斯公眾切實感受到戰爭的後果以此俄羅斯總統普京施壓,促使其展開和平談判

However, to date, Putin has shown no indication whatsoever of any intention to halt the invasion.

然而迄今為止普京並未顯露任何有意終止入侵行動的跡象

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