Russian raid on the Kremenchuk shopping center in central Ukraine. The mall was very crowded, the toll - necessarily provisional - is 11 dead and at least 40 injured .
The mall went up in flames while there were hundreds of people inside. A place "100% irrelevant to hostilities", underlined the mayor of the city Vitaly Maletsky.
The objective, Zelensky remarked, did not constitute " any danger to the Russian army " and had "no strategic value".
Boris Johnson speaks of “ Vladimir Putin's umpteenth act of cruelty and barbarism ”.
Meanwhile, when the war has reached its 124th day of fighting , news arrives from the pro-Russians from two mega bunker plants that have become symbols of the conflict. In the Azot chemical plant, in Severodonetsk, a city entirely in the hands of Moscow, there are still about 500 barricaded civilians . In the Azovstal steel plant in Mariupol, however, 172 bodies of Ukrainian soldiers were found.
And the work of the G7 continues, which kicked off yesterday in Germany with leaders declaring full support for Kiev from every point of view and "as long as necessary". Zelensky, who spoke on video link, said that " it is not the time to negotiate ". He asked the leaders to "step up sanctions", to "intervene to limit the price of Russian oil" and to do everything possible to "end the war by the end of the year".
The United States is ready to confirm the supply of an advanced medium and long-range surface-to-air missile defense system to Ukraine. The president, Joe Biden, who is currently in Germany, has made it clear that the United States intends to transfer "more advanced missile systems and ammunition" to Ukraine and added that Kiev has requested Nasams anti-aircraft missile systems from Washington. According to sources, in addition to missile defense systems, the United States will also likely announce plans to transfer other types of military assistance, including ammunition and radar, to Kiev.
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Latest Russian raids, Security Council meeting
The UN Security Council will meet on Tuesday to discuss the latest Russian bombings in Ukraine. The meeting was requested by Kiev. This was reported by some sources to the UN.
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Kremenchuk, the death toll rises to 11
The confirmed death toll of the Russian missile attack this afternoon against a shopping center in Kremenchuk, in the central Ukrainian region of Poltava, has risen to 11.
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Blinken: "Horrified by the Russian attack"
"The world is horrified by Russia's attack on the shopping mall in Ukraine." The US secretary of state, Antony Blinken, wrote it on Twitter.
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Moscow: "We will cut off Lithuania's oxygen"
"Russia's response to the ban on the transit of goods in the Kaliningrad region will be very tough, a significant part of it is economic in nature and capable of cutting off oxygen" from its Baltic neighbors. This was stated by Dmitry Medvedev, deputy head of Russia's Security Council, according to Ria Novosti. Lithuania "bowed obsequiously to American benefactors" deciding to ban transit in the Kaliningrad region and once again showed "stupid russophobic attitudes", he added.
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Filorussi: "172 bodies of Ukrainian soldiers in Azovstal"
The bodies of 172 Ukrainian soldiers were found in the Azovstal plant area in Mariupol. This was reported by the Public Prosecutor's Office of the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR), according to reports from Tass. "The investigators of the Attorney General of the DPR, together with the officers of the ministries of the Interior and Emergencies, continue the reconnaissance operations of the territory of Mariupol, including the Azovstal. To date, the bodies of 172 have been found on the territory of this site. Ukrainian soldiers ".
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Raid on the shopping center, at least 10 dead and 40 injured
The new toll from the Russian bombing of a shopping center in Kremenchuk, in central Ukraine, is at least 10 dead and over 40 injured. This was reported by the governor of Poltava, Dmytro Lunin, quoted by the Ukrainian media, warning that the death toll could grow further.
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BoJo: "Raid on shopping center new act of Putin's barbarism and cruelty"
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has branded the Russian missile attack denounced by the Ukrainian authorities against a shopping center in Kremenchuk as a new act of "cruelty and barbarism", blaming President Vladimir Putin for it.
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"We are alive", on the web video of the shopping center in flames
"We are alive!". These are the words that are heard screaming in a video shot inside the Kremenchuk shopping center, in the Poltava region of central Ukraine, hit this afternoon by a Russian raid while it was full of people. In the images published by Anton Geraschenko, adviser to the Interior Ministry of Kiev, we see a man running through the rubble of the burning building for about forty seconds, until he manages to get out. The video, presumably shot with a mobile phone, shows parts of the structure devastated by the bombing.
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Mayor Kremenchuk: "Crowded place hit, there are dead and wounded"
The Russian missile attack on Kremenchuk "took place in a very crowded place", which is why "there are dead and wounded". This was reported by the mayor of the city Vitaly Maletsky.
"The missile attack on Kremenchuk took place in a very crowded place, which is 100% irrelevant to the hostilities. There are dead and wounded," the mayor wrote on his Facebook page, as reported by UNIAN.
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Kremenchuk, mall with more than a thousand civilians hit, 2 dead
The Russian bombing of Kremenchuk, in the central-eastern region of Poltava, hit "a shopping center, where there were more than a thousand civilians. The shopping center is on fire, rescuers are fighting to put out the fire, the number of victims is impossible to imagine ". Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Telegram, stating that the target did not constitute "any danger to the Russian army" and had "no strategic value". The dead are at least two.
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Putin will participate in the G20
Vladimir Putin accepted the invitation to attend the G20 summit scheduled in Indonesia in November. This was announced by Russian presidential adviser Yuri Ushakov, according to reports from Interfax.
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About 500 civilians still in the Azot plant
About 500 civilians may still be at the Azot chemical plant in Severodonetsk. The ambassador of the Lugansk People's Republic to Russia Rodion Miroshnik said in a live broadcast on the Rossiya-24 television channel on Monday, as reported by Russian agencies.
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Raid on the Russians on Snake Island
"We continue the operation on Snake Island. Last night, over 10 precision raids were launched on the island. We are currently checking the results, but we have already been informed that another Pantsir-S1 air defense missile system was hit. " This was stated by Natalia Humeniuk, spokeswoman for the Southern Defense Forces of the Ukrainian army, according to which, even following the attacks on the Russians in recent days, only two ships with 16 cruise missiles remained to protect the strategic island in the Black Sea.
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NATO aid package for Kiev is coming
"At the Madrid Summit, we will agree on a strengthened global assistance package for Ukraine. This will include substantial supplies of support in areas such as secure communications, anti-drone systems and fuel. In the long term, we will help Ukraine transition from Soviet-era military equipment to modern NATO ones and to further strengthen its defense and security institutions ". This was stated by NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg at the press conference to present the Madrid summit.
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Born, towards the most important strengthening since the end of the Cold War
At the Madrid summit, NATO will approve the most important strengthening of its capabilities since the end of the Cold War and will take the high-readiness forces beyond the threshold of 300,000 units. This was stated by NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg at the press conference to present the Madrid summit.
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Zelensky at the G7: "Limit the price of Russian oil"
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky calls on the G7 to "limit the price of Russian oil". Zelensky himself reports it on Telegram.
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G7, Johnson: "We are united, peace is impossible today"
Boris Johnson insists to take the hard line against Russia among the leaders of the G7 summit. "What struck me in these two days - he said today quoted by the PA agency - is our extraordinary determination to go forward united; at the moment there is no peace agreement that President Zelensky can sign, therefore, in the circumstances current, the G7 must continue to support Ukraine ". The British premier then admitted that militarily the situation in Kiev is now "very difficult in the east and south-east", but not without repeating that the Ukrainian forces still want to fight and can "reverse positions".
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Difficult situation in Lysychansk: "Leave the city"
Lugansk regional governor Sergey Gaidai asks civilians to immediately leave Lysychansk, the twin city of Severodonetsk under Russian bombing. "Dear residents of the territorial community of the city of Lysychansk - he writes on Telegram - and their relatives. Due to the real threat to life and health, we ask for immediate evacuation. The situation in the city is very difficult. Save yourself and your loved ones. . Take care of the children. Rest assured that in the evacuation cities on the territory of Ukraine they will take care of you. "
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Zelensky thanked the G7 leaders for their support
Off to the connection of G7 leaders with Volodymir Zelensky. The session is dedicated to the theme "the world in conflict". Zelensky thanked the leaders for their support for Ukraine.
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Kiev: "35,000 Russian soldiers killed since the beginning of the war"
About 35,000 Russian soldiers have been killed in Ukraine since the invasion began, according to the Kiev army. In its update on Moscow's losses so far, the Ukrainian military indicates that 217 fighters, 184 helicopters and 636 drones have also been shot down. Ukrinform reports it. In addition, the Kiev forces claim to have destroyed 1,552 Russian tanks, 771 pieces of artillery, 3,687 armored vehicles for transporting troops, 14 ships and 139 cruise missiles.
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Odessa bombed: "At least six injured"
The Russians launched a missile strike in the southwestern Ukrainian region of Odessa using Tu-22M bombers. At least six people were injured, including a child, local authorities reported