In his regular night speech, the Ukrainian president said it was “obvious” that this was happening – adding that Moscow “wanted to kill as many people as possible” in an “act of state terrorism”. He told the Ukrainian people that he had provided “proof” so that “no one would dare to cheat” on what had happened. Ukraine Live News: No war if Putin were a woman, Johnson claims Mr Zelenskyy said: “The Russian missile hit this very object, deliberately. Obviously, that was the order. “It is clear that the Russian assassins received such coordinates for this missile. “They wanted to kill as many people as possible in a quiet city, in a regular mall.” The president continued: “Russia, like everyone else, will be responsible for this act of state terrorism. “On the battlefield in Ukraine, with the strengthening of sanctions and, of course, in court.” Use the Chrome browser for a more accessible video player 0:38 “Russia wanted to kill as many people as possible” Picture: A man injured in a mall attack. Photo: AP At least 18 people were killed and about 36 are missing after the incident. Russia said the mall was empty and had hit a nearby weapons depot. But that claim was refuted by injured survivors, including Ludmyla Mykhailets, 43, who said she was shopping there with her husband when the blast threw her “head first” into the air. An injured man told Sky News that while he was physically fit, he was “morally shocked”. At one of the hospitals we went to, 25 patients were being treated for injuries after Monday’s attack. Use the Chrome browser for a more accessible video player 1:38 “morally shocked” the survivor of the attack on a shopping center G7 leaders said the attack was a war crime. During a summit in Germany, they said: “We, the G7 leaders, solemnly condemn the heinous attack on a shopping center in Kremenchuk. “We stand with Ukraine in mourning the innocent victims of this violent attack. Indiscriminate attacks on innocent civilians are a war crime. “Russian President Putin and those in charge will be held accountable.”
