Putin missiles at a shopping center: Even the Western secret service suspects an "accident" - but still warns

Created: 06/29/2022, 11:19 am

Zelenskyy is furious about the rocket attack in Kremenchuk.

London warns of more civilian casualties.

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Kyiv/London - Volodymyr Zelenskyj sees the bloody attack on the shopping center in Kremenchuk as part of Moscow's overall strategy.

The target is civilian objects, the Ukrainian President said in his daily video address.

In the Kremenchuk case, however, the British secret service judged differently.

The missile attack, which killed at least 20 people, may have been an accident, the UK Defense Ministry said in an update.

It is quite realistic that the attack on June 27 was intended to hit a nearby infrastructure target.

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Bombs on shopping center: Selenskyj demands punishment for "terror state" Russia

Moscow's long-range missile attacks have also been inaccurate in the past, leading to a high number of civilian casualties - such as the shelling of the train station in the city of Kramatorsk in April.

Moscow is ready to accept "high collateral damage".

Since Russia has a lack of modern precision weapons and significant weaknesses in planning its targets, further attacks must be expected to result in more civilian casualties, it said.

London usually uses sharp words against Russia under Kremlin chief Vladimir Putin.

In a surprising message to the UN Security Council, Zelenskyy accused Moscow of “terrorism” primarily against Ukrainian civilians.

Moscow had denied that the shopping center had been shelled.

Photo from June 27: The shopping center in Kremenchuk on fire © Viacheslav Priadko/dpa

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Meanwhile, the fighting in eastern Ukraine continues with undiminished intensity.

Two bodies were found in the big city of Dnipro: under the rubble of a company destroyed by an enemy missile, rescuers found two dead - a man and a woman, the governor of the Dnipropetrovsk region said on Telegram.

The rockets hit a peaceful company that has nothing to do with the military.

Media reports spoke of an auto repair shop.

Representatives of Russia emphasize attacking only military targets.

An important supply route for Lysychansk is also heavily contested.

The city was constantly being shelled with mortars and other artillery, the general staff said.

Representatives of the pro-Russian separatists reported fighting already in the city area.