At least two dead as Russia strikes shopping mall in Ukraine’s Kremenchuk

A Russian rocket strike on Monday hit a crowded shopping mall in the central Ukrainian city of Kremenchuk, killing at least two people and injuring 20, Ukraine's officials said.

Firefighters and rescue services are seen extinguishing a fire at a shopping centre in Kremenchuk, central Ukraine, on June 27, 2022.

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The attack took place at 15:50 Ukraine time, news outlets reported.

As a result, fire broke out and is raging inside the shopping mall.

At least two people have been confirmed dead, and 20 injured, according to the deputy head of the office of President Volodymyr Zelensky.

Zelensky himself estimated that 1,000 people had been in the shopping centre at the time of the attack.

Russian troops struck a shopping centre in Kremenchuk in the Poltava region with at least two missiles on Monday afternoon with over a thousand people inside, Ukrainian authorities claim. pic.twitter.com/l9SJYep4Eh

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The number of victims is expected to increase notably, officials told reporters.

Kremenchuk, situated in the Poltava region, on the Dnieper river, is one of Ukraine’s largest industrial cities. 

Monday is day 124 of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. 

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Source: PAP, Reuters, bbc.com