Kremenchuk shopping mall attack

Kremenchuk shopping mall attack
Part of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
Amstor mall in Kremenchuk after Russian shelling
LocationKremenchuk, Ukraine
Coordinates49°4′12″N 33°25′30″E / 49.07000°N 33.42500°E / 49.07000; 33.42500, 49°4′27.7″N 33°25′40.6″E / 49.074361°N 33.427944°E / 49.074361; 33.427944
Date27 June 2022 (UTC+3)
TargetKredmash plant and Amstor shopping mall in Kremenchuk
Attack type
Missile strike
WeaponKh-22 Air-to-surface missile
Deaths21[1][2]
Injured59[3]
PerpetratorsRussian Air Force: 22nd Guards Heavy Bomber Aviation Division
Video of the strike
Fire after the strike
Ruins of the building

On 27 June 2022, the Russian Armed Forces fired two Kh-22 cruise missiles into central Kremenchuk, Poltava Oblast, hitting the Kredmash road machinery plant and the immediately adjacent[4] Amstor shopping mall. A fire broke out and the attack killed at least 20 people and injured at least 59.[2] Russian media and officials carried conflicting stories about the attack.

  1. ^ "Війна \Слава Росії/ : обмін полонених Азовсталі, удар по Миколаєву, НАТО визнав Росію своєю загрозою і допоможе Україні - BBC Україна" [Russia's war against Ukraine: exchange of prisoners of Azovstal, blow on Nikolaev, NATO recognized Russia as the threat and will help Ukraine - BBC Ukraine]. BBC News Україна. Archived from the original on 29 June 2022. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Российская ракета попала в торговый центр в Кременчуге. Погибли 20 человек, десятки раненых" [A Russian rocket hit a shopping mall in Kremenchuk. 20 people died, dozens injured]. www.bbc.com (in Russian). Archived from the original on 29 June 2022. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference Gdn20220627 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ "Ukraine war: Kremenchuk shopping centre attack claims fact-checked". BBC. 28 June 2022. Retrieved 20 December 2023.

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