Evidence

A search found one clear corroborating source: Ukrainska Pravda (English edition) reported that 'Kremlin-aligned Russian news agency RIA Novosti has claimed that the Halaktyka (Galaxy) shopping centre' burned down, attributing the claim directly to RIA Novosti and quoting its wording that the centre 'has burned down following an attack by Ukrainian drones,' with RIA also alleging Ukraine used foreign-made drones. A separate social media source (WarTranslated on X) corroborated that a Galaktika shopping center was reported on fire in occupied Yenakiieve, Donetsk region, following a drone attack, roughly matching location and event, though it named the town as Yenakiieve rather than Donetsk city. No Reuters Fact Check, AFP Fact Check, Bellingcat, or EUvsDisinfo article specifically addressing this Halaktyka/Galaxy shopping centre incident was found in the searches performed. No independent source (Ukrainian officials, international outlets, or fact-checkers) was found confirming or denying the reported death of a foreigner or local person in this specific incident; search results instead surfaced a much larger, separate and unrelated Russian strike on a Kryvyi Rih shopping centre that killed multiple people, which is a different event and should not be conflated with the Halaktyka/Yenakiieve claim. Repeated follow-up searches to find further corroboration or a fact-check specifically on the casualty claim were blocked by a tool-usage limit, so this could not be further verified.