Russian drone torches Zaporizhzhya mall to ground — photoreport

A Russian drone strike late on Sept. 17 destroyed the Amstor shopping mall in Zaporizhzhya, sparking a fire across more than 10,000 square meters that emergency crews battled through repeated air raid alarms. One civilian was injured, according to the State Emergency Service.

Children playing in a nearby skatepark survived by diving into concrete recesses in the skate bowls as the blast hit. Local residents described the explosion as unlike anything they had witnessed, with one recounting watching the mall's exterior wall collapse and another describing her home shaking from the detonation.

The full dispatch is available from the source below.