Kyiv shopping centre bombing
| Kyiv shopping centre bombing | |
|---|---|
| Part of the Kyiv strikes in the battle of Kyiv during the Russian invasion of Ukraine | |
The shopping centre on fire after the airstrike | |
| Location | 50°30′17″N 30°25′00″E / 50.504678°N 30.416758°E Retroville shopping centre Kyiv, Ukraine |
| Date | 20 March 2022 ~22:48 (UTC+2) |
| Target | Grad MLRS and resupply vehicles in the parking space. |
Attack type | Missile Strike |
| Weapons | 9K720 Iskander |
| Deaths | 8+ |
| Perpetrators | Russian Ground Forces |
| Motive | Destroy Ukrainian ammunitions storage (stated by Russia) |
On 20 March 2022 around 10:45 pm, the Retroville, a shopping centre located in Kyiv, Ukraine, was bombed in a Russian airstrike. Part of the mall along with its 12-storey business center were destroyed. At least eight people were killed, six of whom were dressed in military fatigues, and one of whom was Russian journalist Oksana Baulina. According to the Russian government, the shopping centre was used as a cover to store and reload ammunition, including the BM-21 Grad multiple rocket launchers by Ukraine.