MSN - AP World http://syn2.thecanadianpress.com:8080/mrss/feed/fcf7391a2f354311807f0501c16bde6a MSN - AP World Copyright © 2010-2018 The Canadian Press. All rights reserved. http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification Thu, 03 Jul 2025 04:50:38 +0000 Missile hits mall in Ukraine, many feared killed http://syn2.thecanadianpress.com:8080/mrss/feed/fcf7391a2f354311807f0501c16bde6a/4b5277f680ca45a78ddbf48140e40976 Ukrainian officials say scores of civilians are feared dead after a Russian rocket struck a crowded mall in the city of Kremenchuk. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy accused Russia of being the “largest terrorist organization in the world." (June 27) 4b5277f680ca45a78ddbf48140e40976 Tue, 28 Jun 2022 00:38:41 +0000 SHOTLIST:RESTRICTION SUMMARY: UKRAINE PRESIDENTIAL OFFICE HANDOUTKremenchuk, Ukraine - 27 June 20221. Fire and smoke rising from a shopping center as workers begin rescue and firefighting effortsANNOTATION: Ukrainian officials said on Monday scores of civilians are feared killed after a Russian rocket struck a crowded mall in the central city of Kremenchuk.STATE EMERGENCY SERVICE OF UKRAINE HANDOUTKremenchuk, Ukraine - 27 June 20222. Various of rescue workers in the aftermath of the blastUKRAINIAN PRESIDENTIAL OFFICEKyiv, Ukraine – 27 June 20223. SOUNDBITE (Ukrainian) Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Ukrainian President:"Today's Russian strike on a shopping centre in Kremenchuk is one of the most daring terrorist acts in European history. A peaceful city, an ordinary shopping centre, inside - women, children, ordinary civilians."STATE EMERGENCY SERVICE OF UKRAINE HANDOUTKremenchuk, Ukraine - 27 June 20224. Various of rescue workers in the aftermath of the blastUKRAINIAN PRESIDENTIAL OFFICEKyiv, Ukraine – 27 June 20225. SOUNDBITE (Ukrainian) Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Ukrainian President:"The Russian state has become the largest terrorist organization in the world. This is a fact. And this must be a legal fact. And all in the world should know that buying or transporting Russian oil, maintaining ties with Russian banks, paying taxes and duties to the Russian state is giving money to terrorists."STATE EMERGENCY SERVICE OF UKRAINE HANDOUTKremenchuk, Ukraine - 27 June 20226. Various of rescue workers in the aftermath of the blastANNOTATION: Ukrainian officials said at least two were dead and about 20 people were hurt, of whom nine were in serious condition.7. Various of rescue workersSTORY SUMMARYUkrainian officials said on Monday scores of civilians are feared killed or injured after a Russian rocket strike hit a crowded shopping mall in the central city of Kremenchuk.The office of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy shared footage it said was the mall on fire.In the footage, a thick, dark plume of smoke can be seen rising from the building.Zelenskyy said in a Telegram post that the number of victims was "unimaginable," citing reports that more than 1,000 civilians were inside at the time of the attack.Minutes later, Kyryl Tymoshenko, the deputy head of the presidential office, said in a Telegram post that at least two were dead and about 20 people were hurt, of whom nine were in serious condition.Zelenskyy stressed that the target presented "no threat to the Russian army" and had "no strategic value." He accused of Russia of sabotaging "people's attempts to live a normal life, which make the occupiers so angry."Kremenchuk is on the Dnieper River, south of Kyiv and north of Dnipro and Zaporizhzhia.===========================================================Clients are reminded: (i) to check the terms of their licence agreements for use of content outside news programming and that further advice and assistance can be obtained from the AP Archive on: Tel +44 (0) 20 7482 7482 Email: info@aparchive.com(ii) they should check with the applicable collecting society in their Territory regarding the clearance of any sound recording or performance included within the AP Television News service (iii) they have editorial responsibility for the use of all and any content included within the AP Television News service and for libel, privacy, compliance and third party rights applicable to their Territory. Ukrainian officials say scores of civilians are feared dead after a Russian rocket struck a crowded mall in the city of Kremenchuk. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy accused Russia of being the “largest terrorist organization in the world." (June 27) Missile hits mall in Ukraine, many feared killed