People in Kremenchug carry toys to the shopping center, which was hit by the Russians/Photo from Dmitry Lunin's telegram
Russian shelling of a shopping center in Kremenchuk became a great tragedy for the city. The pain of this tragedy is shared by the whole of Ukraine.
To express their condolences to the families of the dead and injured, people bring flowers and children's toys to the site of the tragedy. This atrocity brought dozens of deaths of peaceful Ukrainians and a lot of grief in their families.
The most tragic day in the history of Poltava region
Chairman of the Poltava Regional Military Administration Dmitry Lunin admitted that June 27, 2022 is the most tragic day in the modern history of the Poltava region.
The inhuman crimes of Russian terrorists have led to dozens of deaths in Kremenchug. Residents of Kremenchug bring flowers and children's toys to the Amstor shopping center in memory of the innocent victims of Russian terror,” he said.
Lunin wished a quick recovery to all the victims and sympathized with the families and friends of the victims.
The shopping center has never been a military facility
Rescuers are still clearing the rubble. The scene of the tragedy was visited by Prosecutor General Irina Venediktova, Interior Minister Denis Monastyrsky and others.
This is a completely civilian object. Neither the Armed Forces nor other military formations have ever been located here. There are no bunkers and warehouses with weapons. There is nothing here that would threaten any of the military,” Monastyrsky said.
According to him, this is what testifies to a solid hit in a civilian object. The minister assured that the evidence of this crime would be collected, properly executed and transferred to international institutions as well. Such a crime is targeted against the civilian population of Ukraine.
Rescuers are still working on the rubble of the shopping center: watch the video
Breaking news about the tragedy
- President Volodymyr Zelensky said that there were approximately 1,000 people in the mall before the attack. Some managed to leave it, but the sellers and some visitors remained. An American journalist published a video where he said that Russia knew that this was the place where the shopping center was located, but still hit. More than 20 people are known to have died. There are also wounded and dozens of missing people.
- The Command of the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported that Kh-22 missiles hit the mall. They were launched from the territory of the Kursk region. Ukraine already knows which of the Russian military did it. Analysts of the SBU and the National Police have established which regiment of Russian aviation committed this crime. There are already the first names of the pilots who took off on the Tu-22 and made these criminal shots. They serve in the 52nd Guards Heavy Bomber Aviation Regiment of military unit 33310, based in the Kaluga region, in the village of Shaykovka.
- The mayor of Kremenchug, Vitaly Maletsky, reported that the city decided to declare mourning for those who died because of the attack. It will last three days – June 28, 29 and 30. All public events have now been banned. And on June 28, mourning was also declared throughout the Poltava region to honor the memory of the innocent victims.
