A shopping center in central Ukraine, attacked by Russian troops, has so far confirmed 18 deaths and injured 59.
The UN Security Council, which took the situation seriously, decided to hold an emergency meeting on the morning of the 29th of Japan time, and it is likely that Western member countries will once again severely criticize Russia for attacking citizens. ..
In Ukraine, a shopping center in Kremenchuk, central Poltava was attacked by Russian troops on the 27th.
In the footage from the site, you can see that the building is burning violently, a large amount of black smoke is rising, and injured people are being treated at the hospital.
Of these, a 45-year-old man with an injury to his head said, "I saw a lot of people who got burned or bloody. It was like hell."
According to the Ukrainian State of Emergency Agency, 18 people have been confirmed dead and 59 have been injured so far.
The Ukrainian Air Force announced on the 27th that the attack was due to a missile launched by Tupolev 22M3, a bomber that flew from Kaluga Oblast, southwest of the Russian capital Moscow, over Kursk Oblast, which borders Russia. Did.
Meanwhile, the Russian Defense Ministry explained on the 28th 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.
However, the UN Security Council, which took the situation seriously, decided to hold an emergency meeting on the afternoon of the 28th and the morning of the 29th of Japan time.
"Russia's attack on Ukrainian shopping centers is one of Russia's war crimes against innocent civilians. We will hold an emergency meeting as a country. "
At the emergency meeting, it is likely that Western member countries will once again slam Russia as an attack on its citizens.
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