Ukraine: G7 Leaders Condemn Russian Strike On Shopping Centre

The leaders of the G7 group of richest nations condemned the attack as “abominable”
Russia has been blamed for the attack, and there are fears the death toll will continue to rise

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EKO HOT BLOG reports that at least 13 people have died in a Russian missile strike on a shopping centre in the Ukrainian city of Kremenchuk.

Some 1,000 civilians were estimated to be inside the busy mall at the time of the attack at around 15:50 (12:50 GMT), President Volodymyr Zelensky said.

The leaders of the G7 group of richest nations – who are meeting in Germany – condemned the attack as “abominable”.

“Indiscriminate attacks on innocent civilians constitute a war crime,” they said in a joint statement.

Russia has been blamed for the attack, and there are fears the death toll will continue to rise.

Pictures online showed the building engulfed in flames and thick black smoke billowing into the sky.

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“A crime against humanity. This is an obvious and cynical act of terror against the civilian population,” the local governor Dmytro Lunin wrote on Telegram, also calling it a “war crime”.

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