World leaders have denounced Russia’s deadly strike on a shopping centre in the Ukrainian city of Kremenchuk as “an abominable attack” and a war crime.
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Eighteen people are known to have been killed, with 21 still missing, as rescuers continue working to recover bodies from the rubble.
Authorities say there were more than 1,000 people inside the mall at the time on Monday afternoon.
The Ukrainian defence ministry said the strike was deliberately timed to coincide with the mall’s busiest hours and cause the maximum number of casualties.
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