At least eight people died in what has been deemed as the largest attack on the capital since the invasion began on 24 February
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People examine the damage after shelling of a shopping center, in Kyiv. Shelling in a Kyiv neighbourhood devastated a shopping centre, leaving a flattened ruin still smouldering in the midst of high-rise towers. AP
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Firefighters try to extinguish a fire amid the destruction caused after shelling of a shopping center, in Kyiv, Ukraine. AP
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On Sunday night, the brand new Retroville shopping centre on the north-western outskirts of the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, was hit by a Russian airstrike. At least eight people died, according to the first official toll. Opened in early 2020, just before COVID struck, the Retroville was the pride of the locals – a temple to retail therapy boasting 250 shops, western brands, a multiplex cinema and 3,000 parking places. AP
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Around the shattered shopping centre, hardly a single window has survived the blast. Shards of broken glass litter the paving stones at the foot of the 20-storey tenement blocks. The car park on the south side of the shopping centre is a wreck of mangled cars, twisted metal and treacherously sharp debris. AP

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