West pledges unwavering support for Ukraine as missiles strike shopping centre

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KREMENCHUK, Ukraine: Western nations on Monday (Jun 27) pledged unwavering support for Ukraine in the war with Russia, including more sanctions on Moscow and air-defence systems, as Ukrainian officials said two Russian missiles struck a shopping centre, killing at least 11 people. Leaders of the Group of S

Ukraine meanwhile endured another difficult day on the battlefront following the loss of the now-ruined city of Sievierodonetsk after weeks of bombardment and street fighting.

The General Staff of Ukraine's Armed Forces said the Russians were trying to cut off Lysychansk from the south. Russian war planes had also struck near the city, the general staff said in its daily update. Two Russian missiles struck the shopping centre in the central city of Kremenchuk, southeast of Kyiv, killing at least 11 people and wounding 40, senior Ukrainian officials said.

He said there was no military target nearby that Russia could have been aiming at, adding:"It's an act of terrorism against civilians." Russia invaded Ukraine on Feb 24 in what the Kremlin calls a"special military operation" to rid the country of far-right nationalists and ensure Russian security. It denies targeting civilians in a conflict that has killed thousands, sent millions fleeing and laid waste to cities.

 

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