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Key updates Shopping Mall Tragedy: Two Children Among Nine Missing After Kryvyi Rih Mall Strike Kills 16 Two Dead After Small Plane Crashes in Croatia’s Paklenica National Park Russia Launches Multiple Ballistic Missiles at Kyiv, Killing One and Injuring Others Kyiv to Host 10 Foreign Leaders for Ukraine’s 35th Independence Day Nine people, including two children, remain missing after Russia’s strike on a Kryvyi Rih mall that killed at least 16 and injured 130. Nine people, including two children, remain missing after Russian drones struck a crowded shopping mall in Kryvyi Rih, as rescuers worked through the night searching the wreckage of an attack that has already killed at least 16 people. Oleksandr Hanzha, head of the Dnipropetrovsk Regional Military Administration, said early Saturday that nine people were preliminarily listed as missing while emergency crews continued dismantling the ruins of the shopping center. A small plane flying from the Czech Republic crashed in Croatia’s Paklenica National Park, killing two people, authorities said. Two people were found dead late Friday night after a small plane flying from the Czech Republic crashed close to the coastal city of Zadar, Croatia, the authorities said. According to the Croatian police, a search was launched after air traffic control sounded the alarm that the plane’s signal was lost at around 4:00 pm (1400 GMT). At least one person was killed and others injured as Russia launched ballistic missiles at Kyiv, sparking a warehouse fire in the Darnytskyi district. A Russian attack on Kyiv killed at least one person and injured others overnight into Saturday, Aug. 22, after several ballistic missiles targeted the Ukrainian capital, officials said. Explosions were heard across Kyiv after Ukraine’s Air Force warned of a ballistic missile threat from the northeast and reported several missiles heading toward the city. Around 10 foreign leaders are expected in Kyiv for Ukraine’s 35th Independence Day, while the Coalition of the Willing meets to coordinate further support. Around 10 foreign leaders are expected in Kyiv on Monday, Aug. 24, as Ukraine marks its 35th Independence Day, according to an EU official, AFP reported. The Coalition of the Willing, a group of countries coordinating support for Kyiv, is also set to meet on Monday to reaffirm its backing for Ukraine.