20 people killed in attack on Russian commercial facility UN Security Council emergency meeting held

Russian troops appear to be intensifying missile attacks on Ukraine, with at least 20 deaths and missing persons confirmed so far at a shopping center in central Ukraine that was attacked on the 27th. More than 40 cases have been received, and rescue operations are continuing.

The UN Security Council has held an emergency meeting earlier, saying that it is a "war crime in Russia," and at the beginning, President Zelensky of Ukraine gave a speech in a video message that severely condemned Russia.

Missile attacks by Russian troops are intensifying in various parts of Ukraine, and a shopping center in Kremenchuk was attacked by Russian troops in Poltava Oblast in central Ukraine on the 27th.

According to Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary Tymoshenko of the Ukrainian Presidential Office, at least 20 people have been confirmed dead and 59 have been injured so far.

In addition, more than 40 cases of missing persons have been received, so rescue operations are continuing.

On the other hand, the Russian side claims that this attack was not intentionally aimed at shopping centers.

On the 28th, the Russian Defense Ministry explained that the ammunition exploded and a fire broke out in an adjacent shopping center as a result of attacking a warehouse where weapons and ammunition sent from the Western side to Ukraine were stored. "It's not an attack on a shopping center as the Ukrainian side says," said Peskov.

In response to this situation, the UN Security Council had just held an emergency meeting after 4 am Japan time, and at the beginning, President Zelensky of Ukraine made a speech harshly condemning Russia in a video message.

Under these circumstances, Russian President Vladimir Putin visited Tajikistan in Central Asia on the 28th as the first foreign visit since the military invasion of Ukraine.

At the beginning of the summit meeting with President Rahmon, Putin emphasized unity, saying, "Our relationship is based on deep trust and we are actively cooperating in all areas."

In contrast to Russia, Western countries will hold a summit meeting of the NATO = North Atlantic Treaty Organization from the 29th, following the G7 summit = summit meeting of the seven major countries, and while discussing the response, Putin will be in Russia's sphere of power. It seems that there is a speculation that some former Soviet countries will be tightened and the Western side will be restrained.