An attack on a shopping center leaves at least 13 dead and 59 injured in Kremenchuk

Published:
06/27/2022
17:14 (UTC+2)


Last update:
06/28/2022
11:20 (UTC+2)

The President of Ukraine, Volodimir Zelenski, has reported that there were more than a thousand people inside these facilities. The Ukrainian president has assured that the shopping center did not pose “danger” for the Russian Army nor did it have “any strategic value”.

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At least 13 people have died when a missile hit a shopping center in the town of Kremenchuk, in central Ukraine, according to the Ukrainian authorities.

In addition, 59 injuries have been confirmed, of which 25 are hospitalized, six in critical condition.

The commander of the Poltava military regional administration, Dimitro Lunin, stressed that the fire has already been put out thanks to the work of 130 emergency service workers. He has also reported the dispatch of 90 people and 20 vehicles from Cherkasi, Kirovohrad and the capital city of kyiv.

The President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky, has reported on Telegram that there were more than a thousand people inside these facilities, which would anticipate a high number of victims. Likewise, he has released images of the establishment on fire and with intense smoke as an example of the destruction.

The attack has caused an “impossible to imagine” number of civilian victims, the Ukrainian president himself has reported.

“The shopping center is on fire, firefighters are trying to extinguish the fire, the number of victims is impossible to imagine,” Zelensky added on Telegram.

The local mayor, Vitaliy Meletskiyhas stated, for his part, on Facebook that the shopping center was a “very crowded” place and has assured that “there are dead and injured”, without specifying.

The Ukrainian president has assured that the shopping center did not pose “danger” for the Russian Army nor did it have “any strategic value”.

“It is just an attempt by people to live a normal life, which makes the occupiers very angry. Russia continues to attribute its helplessness to ordinary citizens. It is useless to expect adequacy and humanity from them,” Zelensky said.