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Ukraine news – live: At least 10 dead as Russian missile strikes Kremenchuk mall



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At least 10 people have died and 40 people were injured after a missile hit a crowded shopping centre in Ukraine.

The updated death toll at the mall in the central Ukrainian city of Krememchuk was revealed by the Poltava region’s governor Dmytro Lunin.

But scores of people are feared to have been killed in the missile attack that Ukraine said Russia was responsible for.

President Volodymyr Zelensky that more than 1,000 people were in the shopping centre at the time of the attack.

He said: “It is impossible to even imagine the number of victims.”

Footage posted on social media showed a large fire and smoke billowing into the sky as people were fleeing from the burning building.

Following the attack, Boris Johnson condemned Vladimir Putin’s “cruelty and barbarism”.

He added: “Once again our thoughts are with the families of innocent victims in Ukraine.

“Putin must realise that his behaviour will do nothing but strengthen the resolve of the Ukraine and every other G7 country to stand by the Ukraine for as long as it takes.”

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Updated: At least 10 dead as Russian missiles strike a crowded Ukraine shopping mall

Scores of people are feared dead after a crowded shopping centre in the Ukrainian city of Kremenchuk was hit in a missile strike by Russian forces (David Harding writes).

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky said as many as 1,000 people were shopping at the time of the attack in the central city of Kremenchuk, a key industrial centre.

At least 10 people have been declared dead and 40 injured, though those numbers are expected to rise, as it is thought unlikely that many people will be found alive in the rubble.

Social media footage showed a huge fire and dark smoke billowing from the mall. Firefighters and soldiers were seen pulling out mangled pieces of metal as they searched for survivors.

Liam James27 June 2022 19:00

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Boris Johnson condemns Putin’s ‘barbarism’

Boris Johnson condemned Vladimir Putin’s “cruelty and barbarism” after a missile strike on a shopping centre in Ukraine when more than 1,000 people were said to have been inside.

The prime minister said: “This appalling attack has shown once again the depths of cruelty and barbarism to which the Russian leader will sink.

“Once again our thoughts are with the families of innocent victims in Ukraine.

“Putin must realise that his behaviour will do nothing but strengthen the resolve of the Ukraine and every other G7 country to stand by the Ukraine for as long as it takes.”

Mr Johnson is in Bavaria on the second day of a three-day G7 summit focusing on the war in Ukraine. World leaders are discussing further measures to take against Russia for its invasion and ways to manage the global economic fallout of the war.

G7 leaders are joined at German summit by presidents of the European Commission and Council

(Reuters)

Liam James27 June 2022 18:43

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‘Ten deaths’ in Kremenchuk shopping centre blast – regional governor

Ten people have been killed and 40 injured after a missile strike hit a crowded shopping centre in the central Ukrainian city of Kremenchuk.

The updated death toll was given by Dmytro Lunin, governor of the Poltava region.

Shopping centre in Kremenchuk ablaze after a missile hit the building

(Press service of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine/Reuters)

It is expected that the numbers of deaths and injuries will go up, as there were about 1,000 people in the shopping centre at the time.

Ukraine has accused Russia of being responsible for the attack.

Lamiat Sabin27 June 2022 18:00

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Russian shelling kills four in Ukrainian city of Kharkiv – regional governor

Four people have been killed and 19 wounded by Russian shelling of the city of Kharkiv in northeast Ukraine, according to the region’s governor Oleh Synehubov.

He posted on Telegram: “Doctors are providing all the necessary assistance. Information on the number of victims is being updated.”

Russia has denied targeting civilians during its invasion of Ukraine that was launched on 24 February.

Lamiat Sabin27 June 2022 17:30

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Moroccan sentenced to death in DPR given permission to contact family

A Moroccan man who Russian-backed separatists had sentenced to death in eastern Ukraine has been granted permission to speak to his family.

Brahim Saadoun, 21, and two Britons were handed down the sentence earlier this month in the self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR).

Western politicians have decried the case as a show trial.

The men were all serving under contract with the Ukrainian armed forces fighting the Russian invasion, but both the DPR and Moscow consider them mercenaries and therefore outside the protection of the Geneva Conventions for prisoners of war.

Taher Saadoun, father of Brahim Saadoun

(AFP via Getty Images)

Unlike Russia, the DPR, which Moscow says it wants to “liberate” from Ukrainian control, has the death penalty on its statute book.

Natalya Nikonorova, foreign minister of the DPR, was quoted by Russian news agency RIA Novosti as saying: “The relatives contacted the lawyers who were provided to the gentleman … in particular, there was a request for communication and also to provide their own lawyer.

“As far as I know, this request was granted.”

DPR officials said Saadoun as well as British men s Aiden Aslin and Shaun Pinner have less than two weeks left to appeal the sentence.

Lamiat Sabin27 June 2022 17:09

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Russia says it is expelling eight Greek diplomats

Russia declared eight Greek diplomats “personae non-gratae” and gave them eight days to leave the country.

The Russian foreign ministry said it had summoned the Greek ambassador to protest over what it called “the confrontational course of the Greek authorities towards Russia, including the supply of weapons and military equipment to the Kyiv regime”.

The ministry said it had also protested against a Greek decision to declare a group of Russian diplomats “personae non-gratae”.

Greece is a member of Nato and the European Union – and has joined EU sanctions against Russia over its actions in Ukraine.

Lamiat Sabin27 June 2022 16:20

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Two dead and 20 injured in Russian missile strike on shopping mall

At least two people were killed and 20 wounded in a Russian missile strike on a shopping mall in central Ukraine on Monday, a senior official said.

Kyrylo Tymoshenko, deputy head of President Volodymyr Zelensky’s office, said nine of the wounded were in a serious condition following the missile strike on the city of Kremenchuk.

Joe Middleton27 June 2022 16:04

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Russian missile strike hits crowded shopping centre in Kremenchuk

A Russian missile strike hit a crowded shopping centre in the central Ukrainian city of Kremenchuk on Monday, President Volodymyr Zelensky said.

He said more than 1,000 people were in the shopping centre at the time of the attack.

He gave no details of casualties but said: “It is impossible to even imagine the number of victims.”

Footage posted on social media showed a large fire and smoke billowing into the sky as people were fleeing from the burning building.

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Joe Middleton27 June 2022 15:44

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Stoltenberg says redeployment of troops is to protect NATO from the ‘direct threat’ of Russia

Stoltenberg says redeployment of troops is to protect NATO from the ‘direct threat’ of Russia

Joe Middleton27 June 2022 15:13

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Russian airstrike hits civilian building in Kremenchuk, says regional governor

Russian forces hit a civilian building in an attack on the city of Kremenchuk in central Ukraine on Monday, causing casualties, the regional governor said.

Dmitry Lunin, the governor of the Poltava region, gave no details of the attack or the casualties. “Unfortunately, there are victims. More details later,” Lunin said.

No further information is available on the airstike currently.

Joe Middleton27 June 2022 15:01



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