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Russia says missile hit on weapons depot in Kremenchuk caused fire at mall

Rescuers work at the site of a shopping mall hit by a Russian missile strike, as Russia's attack on Ukraine continues, in Kremenchuk, in Poltava region, Ukraine, on Tuesday. (Press service of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine/Handout via REUTERS)

LONDON: Russia's defence ministry on Tuesday said it fired missiles against a weapons depot in the Ukrainian city of Kremenchuk, with the subsequent explosion of ammunition triggering a fire in a nearby shopping mall.

At least 16 people were killed on Monday in what Kyiv said was a Russian missile strike against a busy shopping centre in Kremenchuk and the G7 called a Russian war crime.

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