The horror that unfolded when a Russian rocket hit a shopping mall in the Ukrainian city of Kremenchuk made the rounds of the world. But if you were watching Russian TV that day, you probably would not have seen anything about it. The Russian media blackout over the attack, which left at least 18 people dead, according to the Ukrainian government, is part of a book on how similar attacks were handled as the Kremlin tries to present itself as a liberating force that does not harm civilians. And with images of charred bodies appearing in the foreign press, Russian officials began declaring the strike a “Bucharest-like challenge,” ignoring evidence of war crimes amid growing international isolation. Television, Russia’s most closely monitored media outlet, did not report the strike on Monday afternoon’s main newscast. Only when it was confirmed by the Russian Ministry of Defense, which claimed without evidence that ammunition was stored in the mall, most Russian media began to cover. Reuters reports that two people were killed and three injured in a Russian attack on a residential building in Mykolayiv in southern Ukraine on Wednesday, citing regional governor Vitaly Kim. Kim did not say whether it was a bomb or a rocket, artillery or mortar attack. We will bring you more details as they arise. Updated on 06.08 BST Zelensky shows video of a deadly rocket attack on the Kremenchuk shopping center. In his overnight speech, President Volodymyr Zelensky showed a video of a Russian rocket attack on a crowded shopping mall in the central Ukrainian city of Kremenchuk. pic.twitter.com/rJik8HpsJz – The Kyiv Independent (@KyivIndependent) June 28, 2022 At least 20 people were killed and 59 were injured in the attack. “They wanted to kill as many people as possible in a quiet city, in a regular mall,” Zelensky said. Video: Volodymyr Zelensky / YouTube – The Kyiv Independent (@KyivIndependent) June 28, 2022 Nadeem Badshah Boris Johnson claimed that Vladimir Putin would not have invaded Ukraine if she were a woman and that the war was a “perfect example of toxic masculinity”. In an interview with German media after the G7 summit in Schloss Elmau, the prime minister cited the gender of the Russian president as a contributing factor to the conflict. Johnson told ZDF television: “If Putin were a woman, which obviously is not, if he were, I really do not think he would have started a crazy, vicious war of invasion and violence the way he is. “If you want a perfect example of toxic masculinity, it does in Ukraine.” I am writing these words from Australia. This, below, is … well … comprehensive: it includes many of Australia’s best and most useful exports, including New Zealand-born actor Russell Crowe. Australia has become a major supplier of military aid to Ukraine outside of NATO. Χει is far from 🇺🇦, however he is one of our closest partners! Our nations share the love of freedom and respect for the environment. Your weapons will help us control the pests in our fields. Thank you! 🇺🇦🤝🇦🇺 pic.twitter.com/VfIsFdyeQl – Defense of Ukraine (@DefenceU) June 29, 2022 Dan Sabbagh submitted a request from Madrid for the NATO summit: A last-minute agreement was reached between Turkey, Finland and Sweden to allow the two Nordic countries to join NATO on the eve of the military alliance summit in Madrid. But at the UN Security Council, China had something to say about the history of NATO … saying that Russia’s aggression in Ukraine has its roots in NATO’s eastward expansion. Martin Bellam Shocking CCTV footage showed people spending a summer day in a quiet park suddenly running to save their lives after being hit by a Russian cruise missile at a nearby mall that drove debris into the air. CCTV footage was taken from a park opposite the Kremenchuk shopping mall that was hit on Monday in an attack that killed at least 18 people and led to a lengthy search of the ruins for survivors and corpses. Updated at 05.24 BST

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Hello, welcome to today’s ongoing coverage of Russia’s war in Ukraine. He just left at 7 in the morning in the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, and here is a summary of the latest developments:

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Tuesday accused Russian leader Vladimir Putin of becoming a “terrorist” who leads a “terrorist state” and called for Russia’s expulsion from the United Nations. In a virtual speech to the UN Security Council, Zelensky urged the UN to set up an international tribunal to investigate “the actions of the Russian occupiers on Ukrainian soil” and hold the country accountable. Zelensky said urgent action was needed “to force Russia to stop the deadly spree”, warning that otherwise Russia’s “terrorist activity” would spread to other countries, separating the Baltic states and Poland. The Ukrainian president also called on the United Nations to visit the site of the rocket attack on a shopping mall in the city of Kremenchuk. “I urge the United Nations to send either a special envoy or the secretary-general of the United Nations so that the United Nations can independently uncover information and see that it was indeed a Russian missile strike,” he said in a statement on Monday. which killed at least 18 people. Rescuers continued to work on the devastation left behind by the strike in Kremenchuk, with dozens of people still missing. The Russian military claimed Tuesday that a nearby weapons depot was hit by an explosion that set the mall on fire, which Moscow said was “not operational” at the time. All 15 members of the Security Council, including Russia, observed a moment of silence after Zelensky called on them to “honor the memory of all Ukrainians killed in this war.” Russia’s deputy ambassador to the UN, Dmitry Polyansky, told the council that Zelensky’s video appearance had undermined the body’s authority. “The UN Security Council should not be turned into a platform for a remote public relations campaign for President Zelensky in order to get more weapons from the NATO Summit participants,” Polyansky said. At the NATO summit, Turkey, Finland and Sweden signed a tripartite memorandum, paving the way for the two Nordic countries to join the alliance. NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said on Tuesday afternoon: “I am pleased to announce that we now have an agreement that paves the way for Finland and Sweden to join NATO.” The agreement stipulates that Finland and Sweden lift the arms embargo, amend their terrorism laws, support Turkey in its conflict with the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (YKK) and cease supporting the Syrian People’s Protection Forces (YPG). of the party. World leaders welcomed the tripartite agreement. US President Joe Biden described the agreement as “a crucial step towards a NATO invitation to Finland and Sweden, which will strengthen our alliance and strengthen our collective security”. Boris Johnson wrote on Twitter: “Fantastic news as we begin the NATO Summit. “The participation of Sweden and Finland will make our glorious alliance stronger and more secure.” Ukrainian forces will try to hold the line against Russia to the east of the Lysychansk town by taking advantage of the arrival of Western weapons and the region’s defenders to prepare fortifications, the Luhansk provincial governor said. Russia has again bombed Kharkov, Ukraine’s second largest city, hitting apartment buildings and an elementary school, the governor said. The bombing killed five people and injured 22, including children. Officials stationed in Russia in the Kherson region of Ukraine said security forces arrested the mayor of the city of Kherson Ihor Kolykhayev on Tuesday after he refused to follow Moscow’s orders, while a local official said the mayor had been abducted, Reuters reported. . “I can confirm that Kolykhayev was arrested by the commander (military police) office,” Ekaterina Gubareva, the Moscow-appointed deputy head of the Kherson region, told Telegram. The reports could not be verified directly by an independent and there was no official confirmation from the Ukrainian authorities.