Russia-Ukraine war updates for June 27, 2022
At least 15 people killed by Russian missile strike on Ukrainian shopping mall
Ukrainian firefighters trying to put out a fire at a shopping mall after a Russian attack in Ukraine on June 27, 2022. “This is not an off-target missile strike, this is a calculated Russian strike — exactly at this shopping mall,” said Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
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Russian missile strikes on a Ukrainian shopping mall killed at least 15 people and wounded 59 others, Ukraine’s emergency services said.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy earlier said on the Telegram messaging platform that more than 1,000 people were inside at the time of the rocket attack, NBC News reported.
“This is not an off-target missile strike, this is a calculated Russian strike — exactly at this shopping mall,” Zelenskyy said in his nightly address.
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G-7 leaders condemn Russian missile strike on Ukrainian shopping mall
Rescuers work at a site of a shopping mall hit by a Russian missile strike, as Russia’s attack on Ukraine continues, in Kremenchuk, in Poltava region, Ukraine June 27, 2022.
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G-7 leaders condemned a Russian missile strike on a Ukrainian shopping mall that resulted in the death of innocent civilians.
“We stand united with Ukraine in mourning the innocent victims of this brutal attack. Indiscriminate attacks on innocent civilians constitute a war crime,” the leaders wrote in a joint statement.
“Russian President Putin and those responsible will be held to account,” the statement added.
Rescue workers at a shopping mall hit by a Russian missile strike, in Kremenchuk, in Ukraine’s Poltava region, on June 27, 2022.
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Earlier, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on the Telegram messaging platform that the strike on the mall in Kremenchuk had “no strategic value” and was not a site affiliated with Ukrainian armed forces.
The Kremlin has previously denied that it targets civilians.
“We will continue to provide financial, humanitarian as well as military support for Ukraine, for as long as it takes. We will not rest until Russia ends its cruel and senseless war on Ukraine,” the G-7 leaders added.
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Russian forces launch 60 missile strikes across Ukraine over the weekend, U.S. Defense official says
Rescuers work on a damaged residential building in Kyiv. Rockets hit a house and a kindergarten last Friday, leaving six people injured and one dead.
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Over the weekend, the Pentagon observed approximately 60 missile strikes across Ukraine, according to a senior U.S. Defense official.
The official, who spoke on the condition of anonymity in order to share details of U.S. intelligence assessments, said that a significant number of the strikes hit Kyiv, Lviv, Chernihiv and Odesa.
“We’re not quite sure about the Russian objectives of the strikes. They certainly could be a protest against the G-7, or the arrival of HIMARS in the country,” the official told reporters on a conference call.
The Defense official also said that the Pentagon assessed there…
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