Attack on Kremenchuk shopping center: Russia hits civilians in Ukraine

Three days and many attacks on civilian targets. There Russia again seems to have changed strategy in the war in Ukraine. Cities that do not have the missile protection of Kiev are hit, but they too are targeted with a condominium that has become a target. On the small and medium-sized town of Kremenchuk, 300 kilometers southeast of the capital, an attack has arrived far from strategic structures. This target, like others in the past days, is easier to hit because it is less protected.

The front remains that of Donbass, the South of the country, the territory that would link Crimea to the rest of the possible Russian conquests. Here, however, Moscow does not break through and then the path taken seems to be that of indiscriminate bombing of civilian areas.

The attack on the mall caused at least 18 with 50 injured and 36 people missing. He was taken in broad daylight to make as many casualties as possible like the one at Kramatorsk station.

The mayor of Kremenchuk, Vitaliy Maletskiy, said the bombing “destroyed a very crowded area that, one hundred percent, cannot be mistaken for a military structure.” The images show the shopping mall on fire. For Moscow the structure did not serve this purpose, but had been transformed into military depot.

“This is a deplorable bombing to put it mildly,” said UN spokesman Stephane Dujarri. “Any civil infrastructure, including shopping malls of course, should never be targeted.” This is a war crime if the center was deliberately targeted. Next to the structure there is a factory and according to GoogleMap it is closed as a shopping center. “Russia is furious at our attempt to live a normal life” Ukrainian President Zelensky said.

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