At least 13 dead, more than 40 injured in attack in Kremenchuk, regional governor says
Scores of civilians were feared killed or wounded in a Russian missile strike on a crowded shopping mall in Ukraine’s central city of Kremenchuk on Monday, Ukrainian officials said. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said in a Telegram post that the number of victims was “unimaginable,” citing reports that more than 1,000 civilians were inside at the time of the attack. Images from the scene showed giant plumes of black smoke from a shopping centre engulfed in flames, as emergency crews rushed in and onlookers watched in distress.
“This is not an accidental hit; this is a calculated Russian strike exactly onto this shopping centre,” Zelensky said in an evening video address. He said the death count could rise.The casualty figures were difficult to determine as rescuers searched the smoldering rubble. The regional governor, Dmytro Lunin, said at least 13 people were dead and more than 40 wounded.
The strike unfolded as the leaders of the world’s major economies readied to pursue new sanctions on Russia, including a price cap on oil and higher tariffs on goods. Meanwhile, the U.S. prepared to announce the purchase of an advanced surface-to-air missile system for Kyiv, and NATO planned to increase the size of its rapid-reaction forces nearly eightfold, to 300,000 troops.
Zelensky said the target presented “no threat to the Russian army” and had “no strategic value.” He accused Russia of sabotaging “people’s attempts to live a normal life, which make the occupiers so angry.”
Source:cbc.ca
Monday, April 27, 2026
