10 Killed, 40 Injured as Missile Strike Hits ‘Crowded’ Mall in East Ukraine | Video

Over 1,000 people were in the shopping centre at the time of the attack, Ukraine President Zelenskiy said.

Kyiv/New Delhi: A devastating missile strike killed at least 10 people and wounded more than 40 others at a mall in Ukraine on Monday, a regional governor said, warning that the toll could rise, reported news agency AFP. “Ten dead and more than 40 people have been injured. This is currently the situation in Kremenchuk as a result of the missile strike,” said Dmytro Lunin, head of the administration of Poltava.

A Russian missile hit a crowded shopping centre in the central Ukrainian city of Kremenchuk, reported news agency Reuters quoting President Volodymyr Zelenskiy. Over 1,000 people were in the shopping centre at the time of the attack, he said. It is impossible to even imagine the number of victims, he said. It’s useless to hope for decency and humanity from Russia, Ukraine President Zelenskiy wrote on Telegram.

Kremenchuk.
Missile strike by Russian missiles on the shopping center.
Zelensky: It is impossible to imagine the number of victims.

If this is not a terrorist attack, then what!? If Russia is not a terrorist country, then who are they? pic.twitter.com/jWhQdtSkSB

— Roman Hryshchuk (@grishchukroma) June 27, 2022

Meanwhile, city mayor Vitaliy Meletskiy said the strike had caused deaths and injuries, but gave no figures. A video clip tweeted by Ukrainian MP Roman Hryshchuk showed the entire shopping complex on fire with plumes of black smoke rising and people running for cover.

Kremenchuk, an industrial city of 217,000 before Russia’s February 24 invasion of Ukraine, houses Ukraine’s biggest oil refinery, and is crucial to country’s economy.

(With inputs from AFP, Reuters)