--- title: "Strike on Pavlohrad: Russians attacked a shopping mall, children among the dead and wounded" description: "In Pavlohrad, people were killed as a result of a Russian attack on the \"Gulliver\" shopping mall, with dozens injured, including children. Official casualty figures are being clarified and differ across authorities' statements." date: 2026-09-10T15:34:01.000Z lang: en url: https://xab.info/en/posts/strike-on-pavlohrad-russian-attack-on-gulliver-shopping-mall-dead-and-wounded-children tags: [pavlograd, russia-ukraine-war, drone-attack, dnipro-region, casualties] publisher: "XAB.info" --- # Strike on Pavlohrad: Russians attacked a shopping mall, children among the dead and wounded ![Firefighters extinguish burned-out cars at the site of a Russian strike on a shopping center in Pavlohrad](https://xab.info/media/2026/09/10/udar-po-pavlogradu-ataka-na-torgovyy-tsentr-gibshie-i-ranenyie-deti/udar-po-pavlogradu-ataka-na-torgovyy-tsentr-gibshie-i-ranenyie-deti-1.webp) ## 🎯 Key Points - Russian military struck the "Gulliver" shopping mall in Pavlohrad on September 10, and a fire broke out in the building. - According to the latest data from the head of the Regional Military Administration, 5 people were killed, 67 injured, including 8 children; figures in authorities' statements differ. - The prosecutor's office opened a criminal case under Article 438 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine for a war crime. - The attack was part of a series of strikes on Pavlohrad in August-September 2026. On Thursday, September 10, Russian military forces struck Pavlohrad in the Dnipropetrovsk region. According to local media reports and confirmation by officials, the "Gulliver" shopping mall was hit, and a fire broke out in the building. As a result of the shelling, a store, trade pavilions, and parked cars caught fire, and part of the street in the city center was effectively destroyed. According to data from the head of the Dnipropetrovsk Regional Military Administration, Oleksandr Hanzha, 90% of the damaged objects are commercial. ### Casualties and the injured According to the latest data provided by the head of the Regional Military Administration, five people were killed in the attack, 67 injured are in regional hospitals, including eight children. Earlier, Hanzha reported four killed and more than 60 wounded, including three boys aged 13, 14, and 15. All the injured, he said, have been hospitalized and are receiving the necessary medical care. In addition, two State Emergency Service personnel were injured while eliminating the aftermath of the strike and were also taken to hospital. ### Reaction of authorities and law enforcement The Dnipropetrovsk Regional Prosecutor's Office stated that it is recording the consequences of the Russian strike as a war crime. Under the procedural supervision of the prosecutor's office, a criminal case has been opened under Article 438 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine. Interior Minister Ivan Vyhovsky reported that at an expanded meeting in Dnipro, issues of responding to terrorist strikes and protecting civilian objects were discussed. According to him, more than 18,000 strikes have been carried out on the region since the beginning of the year, predominantly using UAVs, and recently the occupiers have intensified attacks on food warehouses, residential areas, trains, and shopping malls. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy expressed condolences to the families of the deceased and stated that Ukraine is working with partners to ensure the protection of civilians from Russian terror. ### Contradictory data The figures on casualties and the injured in the statements of different officials differ significantly, which is typical for a developing situation. The regional prosecutor's office in its initial statement indicated three killed and 34 wounded, including one child. The head of the Regional Military Administration, Oleksandr Hanzha, first reported four killed and more than 60 wounded (three children), then updated the data to five killed and 67 injured (eight children). President Zelenskyy, in his reaction, cited the figure of four killed and more than 60 wounded. Thus, the final balance of losses at the time of publication remains uncertain and continues to be clarified. ### Context: a series of attacks on Pavlohrad The September 10 attack was not the first in recent times. On August 28, Russian occupiers shelled Pavlohrad, as a result of which a fire broke out and four people were injured. On August 13, a logistics company was hit, and a fire broke out on its premises. On August 6, a "Banderol" drone-missile struck a "Ukrposhta" sorting depot in the city, killing two female employees of the enterprise. The series of strikes on the city confirms the trend mentioned by Minister Vyhovsky: the intensification of attacks on civilian and commercial objects in the autumn-winter period. ## πŸ” Fact-Check Verification - [Strike near a shopping mall, dozens wounded and dead: what is known about the Russian attack on Pavlohrad](https://www.rbc.ua/ukr/news/udar-rayoni-tts-desyatki-poranenih-i-zagibli-1789053954.html) - ΠŸΠΎΠ΄Ρ‚Π²Π΅Ρ€ΠΆΠ΄Π°Π΅Ρ‚ ΡƒΠ΄Π°Ρ€ ΠΏΠΎ Π’Π¦, заявлСния Π“Π°Π½ΠΆΠΈ, ΠΏΡ€ΠΎΠΊΡƒΡ€Π°Ρ‚ΡƒΡ€Ρ‹, Выговского ΠΈ ЗСлСнского; фиксируСт расхоТдСниС Π² Ρ†ΠΈΡ„Ρ€Π°Ρ… ΠΏΠΎΡ‚Π΅Ρ€ΡŒ. - [Russia struck the "Gulliver" shopping mall in Pavlohrad: there are dead and many wounded, a fire has started (video)](https://focus.ua/voennye-novosti/767325-napadenie-na-trc-gulliver-v-pavlograde-est-postradavshie-novosti-ukrainy) - ΠŸΠΎΠ΄Ρ‚Π²Π΅Ρ€ΠΆΠ΄Π°Π΅Ρ‚ Π»ΠΎΠΊΠ°Π»ΠΈΠ·Π°Ρ†ΠΈΡŽ ΡƒΠ΄Π°Ρ€Π° ΠΏΠΎ Π’Π¦ Β«Π“ΡƒΠ»Π»ΠΈΠ²Π΅Ρ€Β» ΠΈ Π²ΠΎΠ·Π½ΠΈΠΊΠ½ΠΎΠ²Π΅Π½ΠΈΠ΅ ΠΏΠΎΠΆΠ°Ρ€Π°. - [Russia struck a Ukrainian city: stores and cars are burning, there are dead and wounded (updated)](https://tsn.ua/ru/ukrayina/rossiya-udarila-po-ukrainskomu-gorodu-goryat-magaziny-i-avto-est-pogibshie-i-ranenye-3166097.html) - ΠŸΠΎΠ΄Ρ‚Π²Π΅Ρ€ΠΆΠ΄Π°Π΅Ρ‚ ΠΏΠΎΠΆΠ°Ρ€ Π² ΠΌΠ°Π³Π°Π·ΠΈΠ½Π°Ρ… ΠΈ автомобилях, Π½Π°Π»ΠΈΡ‡ΠΈΠ΅ ΠΏΠΎΠ³ΠΈΠ±ΡˆΠΈΡ… ΠΈ Ρ€Π°Π½Π΅Π½Ρ‹Ρ…. - [Russia attacked Dnipropetrovsk region nearly 40 times: there are dead and wounded](https://korrespondent.net/ukraine/4896733-rf-pochty-40-raz-atakovala-dnepropetrovschynu-est-pohybshye-y-ranenye) - Π”Π°Π΅Ρ‚ контСкст сСрии Π°Ρ‚Π°ΠΊ ΠΏΠΎ ДнСпропСтровской области ΠΈ Π½Π°Π»ΠΈΡ‡ΠΈΠ΅ ΠΆΠ΅Ρ€Ρ‚Π². ## ❓ FAQ ### Q: What happened in Pavlohrad on September 10? **A:** Russian military struck the "Gulliver" shopping mall in Pavlohrad. A fire broke out in the building, a store, trade pavilions, and cars caught fire, and part of the street in the city center was destroyed. ### Q: How many people were killed and injured? **A:** According to the latest data from the head of the Dnipropetrovsk Regional Military Administration, Oleksandr Hanzha, 5 people were killed, 67 injured, including 8 children. Meanwhile, the prosecutor's office earlier reported 3 killed and 34 wounded, and President Zelenskyy cited 4 killed and more than 60 wounded. The figures are being clarified. ### Q: Were there any children among the injured? **A:** Yes. According to the Regional Military Administration, 8 children are among the injured. In an earlier statement, Hanzha mentioned three boys aged 13, 14, and 15. ### Q: What measures did the prosecutor's office take? **A:** The Dnipropetrovsk Regional Prosecutor's Office opened a criminal case under Article 438 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine on the grounds of a war crime and is recording the consequences of the strike.