Previously, 36 were reported missing, now 21 are in question. They may have been among the unidentified dead.
As a result of Russia’s strike at the Amstor shopping center in Kremenchug, 21 people were deemed missing, 18 people died. On the situation at the scene of the tragedy on Tuesday, June 28, said Interior Minister Denis Monastyrsky.
Earlier it was reported that 36 people were considered missing.
“So far … 18 dead. 21 people are considered missing. Some of them may be among the 18 bodies already found,” he said, explaining that most of the bodies found have not been identified, because they were badly burned.
“At the moment, we can say about the inspection of 60% of the ruins of this shopping center. So the figures about the victims are not yet final. Rescuers will try to dismantle the ruins until tomorrow. morning, then the last number will know the dead, “added the minister.
Overall, as a result of the missile attack on the shopping center, 59 people were injured, 25 people were hospitalized, 1 died at the hospital.
Monastyrsky also said the first names of Russian pilots who attacked civilian targets in Kremenchug had been established.
“Analysts of the SBU and the National Police have established which aviation regiment committed this crime. And there are already the first names of the pilots who took off at TU 22,” he said.
Monastyrsky stressed that the mall is a fully civil facility. “Neither the armed forces nor other military formations have been stationed here yet. There are no bunkers and weapons depots, there is nothing here that would threaten any military, so this is a targeted hit on a civilian object. , “said the minister. .
Recall on June 27, Russian missiles hit Kremenchug. One of them hit the Amstor mall and caused a powerful fire that destroyed the building.
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Source: korrespondent
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