A Russian missile strike hit a crowded purchasing centre within the central Ukrainian metropolis of Kremenchuk on Monday, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy mentioned.
He mentioned greater than 1,000 folks had been within the purchasing centre on the time of the assault. He gave no particulars of casualties however mentioned: “It’s unimaginable to even think about the variety of victims.”
“It is ineffective to hope for decency and humanity from Russia,” Zelenskiy wrote on Telegram.
Metropolis mayor Vitaliy Meletskiy mentioned the strike had prompted deaths and accidents, however gave no figures.
Kremenchuk, an industrial metropolis of 217,000 earlier than Russia’s Feb. 24 invasion of Ukraine, is the location of Ukraine’s largest oil refinery.