Russian Missile Strikes Procuring Mall in Kharkiv, Ukraine: 16 Lifeless, Dozens Injured

[서울=뉴스핌]Reporter Park Gong-sik = Ukrainian officers reported on the twenty sixth (native time) {that a} Russian missile hit a shopping center in Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second largest metropolis, killing 16 individuals and injuring greater than 44.

Native officers mentioned that the Epicenter DIY grocery store in a residential space of ​​town was hit by two guided missiles on Saturday evening, inflicting a big fireplace and killing 14 individuals. The dying toll later rose to 16. Kharkiv Mayor Ihor Terekhou mentioned about 120 individuals have been contained in the purchasing middle when the missile hit.

On today, a Russian missile hit an condo in downtown Kharkiv, injuring 15 individuals.

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy mentioned on social media that the assault on the purchasing middle was “unacceptable” and appealed to Western allies for early supply of F-16 fighter jets and assist for air protection programs to maintain town protected.

Beforehand, President Zelenskyy appealed to US President Joe Biden and Chinese language President Xi Jinping to attend the Ukraine peace talks to be held in Switzerland subsequent month by way of a video recorded in English in Kharkiv. It isn’t recognized if President Biden will attend. A US official confirmed the presence of a US consultant on the assembly on the twenty sixth, however didn’t say who can be going, Reuters reported.

Firefighters work to extinguish a shopping center in Kharkiv that was hit by a Russian missile. [사진=로이터 뉴스핌]

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