Kyiv shopping centre bombing
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. 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.
| 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 | Retroville shopping centre Kyiv, Ukraine |
| Coordinates | 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) |
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