Russian missile hits busy Ukraine shopping mall, sparking huge fire | VIDEO

At least two people were killed today when a missile hit a shopping center in the town of Kremenchuk, in the center of Ukraineas reported by Kyrylo Tymoshenko, deputy head of the office of the President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky.

“At the moment we know of about 20 injured, 9 of them in serious condition. It has already been confirmed that 2 people have died. Tymoshenko wrote on Telegram.

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The deputy head of the office of Zelensky He added that there is a rescue operation working on the scene.

The attack caused an “impossible to imagine” number of civilian victims, reported for his part the Ukrainian president himself, Volodymyr Zelensky.

Ukrainian press reports that Russian missiles have just hit a crowded shopping center in Kremenchuk, while more than a thousand civilians were inside.
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“The mall is on fire, firefighters are trying to extinguish the fire, the number of victims is impossible to imagine,” he added. Zelensky on Telegram.

The mayor of the town, Vitaliy Meletskiy, added for his part on Facebook that the mall was a “very crowded” place and assured that “there are dead and wounded”, without specifying.

the ukrainian president He assured that the shopping center did not pose a “danger” for the Russian Army nor did it have “any strategic value”.

“It is just an attempt by people to live a normal life, which makes the occupants very angry. Russia he continues to attribute his helplessness to ordinary citizens. It is useless to expect adequacy and humanity from him,” he added. Zelensky.

Source: Elcomercio

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