Russian forces target shopping mall in Kharkiv
Explosions shook Kharkiv amid a Russian drone attack, August 28, 2026 (Photo: REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko)
Russian forces struck a shopping mall in Kharkiv on August 28, the city’s mayor Ihor Terekhov reported.
The attack targeted Kharkiv’s Kyivskyi district. Emergency crews are working at the scene of the attack.
Terekhov added that a second Russian Shahed drone struck the city’s Slobidskyi district, damaging six houses in a residential neighborhood, an administrative building, and several vehicles. One person was wounded in the strike.
At roughly 11:00 a.m. local time, the Ukrainian Air Force reported Russian jet-powered drones approaching Kharkiv. Explosions resounded across the city shortly after.
A Russian airstrike hit an Epicentr home improvement store near Kharkiv on August 27, killing one person and wounding five others. According to the prosecutor's office, Russian forces deployed a jet-powered Geran-4 Seeker drone in the attack.
Another Epicentr store was hit on August 28 – this time in Zaporizhzhya – causing a large-scale fire.
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