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Busy Ukraine shopping centre hit by Russian strike

International Desk | banglanews24.com
Update: 2022-06-27 21:50:06
Busy Ukraine shopping centre hit by Russian strike [Photo Collected]

As we've been reporting, missile strikes have hit a busy shopping centre in the town of Kremenchuk in the Poltava region in Ukraine.

At least two people have been confirmed dead, and 20 injured, according to the deputy head of the office of the president. President Zelensky estimates that 1,000 people were in the mall at the time of the strike.

Here's what we know about the town:

This is not the first time the city is hit by Russian missiles. Earlier on in the war, Russian missiles hit Kremenchuk's oil refinery and other infrastructure facilities.

At the time Poltava's governor, Dmytro Lunin, said the oil refinery had been "completely destroyed" after the attack.

According to Ukraine's 2021 census, Kremenchuk has a population of 217,710. Its one of Ukraine's largest industrial cities.

The town sits on the Dnipro River, which is one of the main borderline rivers in Ukraine.

Source BBC

BDST: 2150 HRS, JUNE 27, 2022
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