A bullet struck, and the explosion caused a fire in a “non -functioning” shopping center, Russian authorities said.
The Russian Ministry of Defense confirmed the attack on Kremenchug using “precision weapons”, but denied the fact that it was carried out at the mall. This was reported on June 28 by the Interfax agency, citing a representative of the department, Igor Konashenkov.
According to Russia’s military department, the target of the attack was a warehouse of ammunition from the United States and Europe, located in the area of the Kremenchug plant of road vehicles, and their explosion allegedly led on fire at a nearby shopping mall. middle.
“On June 27, in the city of Kremenchug, Poltava region, the Russian Aerospace Forces delivered a strike with high -precision air -based weapons in hangars with weapons and ammunition received from the United States. and European countries, in the area of … the Kremenchug plant of road vehicles, ”Konashenkov said in a briefing on Tuesday.
According to him, the ammunition was intended to supply the Ukrainian military in the Donbass.
“The detonation of stored ammunition for Western ammunition caused a fire in a dysfunctional shopping center located near the plant’s territory,” the Russian Defense Ministry representative added.
Recall on June 27, Russian missiles hit Kremenchug. One of them hit the mall Amstor and caused a massive fire that destroyed the building.
According to the latest data, 18 people were killed and 59 were injured. Another 21 people were deemed missing, and the rubble was being cleared.
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Source: korrespondent
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