On Monday, June 27, a Russian missile hit the shopping center.very frequentAt least 16 people were killed and 56 injured in the central Ukrainian city of Kremenchuk, authorities said, adding that the number of victims could be higher. “Currently, we are aware of 16 dead and 59 wounded, 25 of whom are hospitalized. Information is being updated”The head of Ukraine’s emergency service Sergey Kruk said on Telegram.
According to the Deputy Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine Kyrylo Tymoshenko, “thatrescue operations are ongoing“. According to the Ukrainian Air Force, the shopping center was hit by Kh-22 anti-ship missiles fired from Tu-22 long-range bombers in the Kursk region of the Russian Federation.
Zelensky condemns “shameless terrorism»
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky condemned as “shameless terrorismRussian missile strike. “Russia’s attack on the Kremenchuk shopping center today is one of the most brazen terrorist acts in European history. Peaceful city, normal mall (inside) women, children, normal civilians“Vladimir Zelensky said in a video published on Telegram.
“The occupiers fired a rocket at the shopping center, where more than a thousand civilians were. A shopping center is on fire and rescuers are battling the flames. The number of victims is unimaginablePresident of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky wrote on Facebook: He accompanied his message with a video showing the mall burning, sending out huge clouds of smoke, with fire engines and dozens of people.
“A rocket was fired in the direction of Kremenchuk, a busy place not related to military operationsThe mayor of this city, Vitaly Maletsky, in his turn announced on Facebook. The governor of the region, Dmytro Lunin, condemned “war crime“and one”crime against humanity“, and a”blatant and cynical terrorism against the civilian population“.
Mykhailo Podoliak, adviser to the President of Ukraine, accused the country on Twitter of “terrorist stateand the Ministry of Defense referred to the deliberate strike when the mall “especially crowded” in order to “give as many victims as possible“. Ukraine has called for an emergency session of the UN Security Council, which will take place on Tuesday evening, the Albanian presidency of the UN’s highest body informed AFP on Monday.
“The world will hold the Kremlin accountable for its atrocities in Ukraine»
France accused Russia on Monday.Horrible violations of humanitarian law in Ukraineafter a deadly strike at a shopping mall in the center of the country and insisted that Moscow should “answer for these actions“. “France condemns the launch of a Russian missile that hit a Ukrainian supermarket in Kremenchuk and caused dozens of deaths and dozens of injuries.“, says the press release of the Foreign Ministry. “By indiscriminately bombing civilians and civilian infrastructure throughout Ukraine, Russia continues its appalling violations of international humanitarian law.“, he adds. “Russia must answer for these actions. France supports the fight against impunity in Ukraine“, continues the Quai d’Orsay.
Boris Johnson condemned the Russian attack, which, according to him, shows.cruelty and barbarismVladimir Putin and does only “strengthen resolveThe West will support Kiev. “This terrible attack once again showed the depths of cruelty and barbarism, into which the leader of Russia is ready to fall.– said in the statement of the Prime Minister of Great Britain. “Putin must understand that his behavior will only strengthen the resolve of the UK and other G7 countries to support Ukraine for as long as it takes.“, he added.
Bridget Brink, the US ambassador to Ukraine, quoted from her services on Facebook that “the world will hold the Kremlin accountable for its atrocities in Ukraine“. US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken said the world “terrified“. Describing the missile strike as “recent series of atrocitiesThe secretary of state said on Twitter that the United States will continue to support its Ukrainian partners and will continue to supporthold Russia accountable, including those responsible for atrocities“. The G7 leaders called the event “war crime“.
In the morning, two people were killed and five were injured as a result of the Russian bombings on the city of Kharkiv and its region in the north-east of Ukraine, Oleg Sinegubov, the governor of the region, said. On Sunday, Kiev was hit by Russian missiles for the first time since June 5, as fierce fighting continued in the east of the country.
Source: Le Figaro
