Back Bombardeo al centro comercial Retroville de Kiev Spanish Kiievi kaubanduskeskuse pommitamine Estonian Kieveko merkataritza-guneko bonbardaketa Basque キーウのショッピングセンターへの爆撃 Japanese 키이우 쇼핑센터 폭격 Korean Bombardeio do centro comercial de Kiev Portuguese Ракетный удар по торговому центру Retroville в Киеве Russian Ракетний удар по торговому центрі «Retroville» у Києві Ukrainian
| Kyiv shopping centre bombing | |
|---|---|
| Part of the Kyiv strikes in the battle of Kyiv during the Russian invasion of Ukraine | |
_after_shelling_on_20_March_2022_(02).jpg) The shopping centre on fire after the airstrike | |
| Location | Retroville shopping centre Kyiv, Ukraine |
| Coordinates | 50°30′17″N 30°25′00″E / 50.504678°N 30.416758°E |
| 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.[1] 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.[2]
- ^ In the ruins of Retroville: blast rips shopping mall to shreds as war closes in on Kyiv. Archived 2022-03-27 at the Wayback Machine In: Guardian/AFP, 22 March 2022.
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