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The death toll from a missile attack on a shopping center in Ukraine by Russia has risen to 18.
Sanctions to isolate Russia continue to be added, but Russia is pressuring Ukraine to stop the attack if it surrenders.
This is reporter Bae Jun-woo.
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Rescue work is in full swing at the shopping center, where only the skeleton remains.
On the 27th (27th), 18 civilians were killed and 36 people were missing when the Russian military conducted a missile air strike on a shopping center in central Ukraine.
This is higher than the number of civilian deaths reported yesterday at 16.
Russia's defense ministry claims the attack was on an arms depot, not a shopping mall.
The testimonies of survivors are different.
[Ihor Ishenko/Survivor: I went into the shopping center and walked about 5-7 meters, and red and orange lights flashed strongly.
And the missiles flew.]
Russia is pressuring Ukraine to stop its attacks as soon as it surrenders.
[Sergei Lavrov/Russian Foreign Minister: Helping the West (Ukraine) is absolutely counterproductive.
The more weapons are put into Ukraine, the longer the war will last.] The
United States is mobilizing the Treasury and State Departments to add sanctions against Russia and put pressure on all sides.
It also restricted visa issuance to more than 500 Russian soldiers and officials, including sanctions against 29 individuals and 70 institutions, including Russian defense company Rostec.
In addition, it is pushing for the introduction of a price cap on Russian crude oil, raising the level of pressure on Russia.