Zelenskyy calls on the world to recognise Russia as a state sponsor of terrorism
DANA HORDIICHUK — TUESDAY, 28 JUNE 2022, 13:47
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has called on the world to recognise Russia as a state sponsor of terrorism after the attack on a shopping centre in Kremenchuk, which killed at least 18 people.
Zelenskyy posted this on Telegram.
"Only totally insane terrorists, who should have no place on earth, can strike missiles at civilian objects. And these are not off-target missile strikes at kindergartens, schools, shopping malls, apartment buildings, these are calculated strikes of the invaders. Russia must be recognized as a state sponsor of terrorism. The world can and therefore must stop Russian terror," he wrote.
According to the latest data, the number of victims of the Russian attack on the Amstor shopping centre in Kremenchuk has risen to 18 people. 36 people are missing.
Background:
- On 27 June, the Russians launched missile strikes on Kremenchuk, hitting the Amstor shopping mall.
- President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that many people could have died, but many managed to leave the mall before the missiles hit it.
- Over 40 people have been reported missing by their relatives following the Russian missile strike on the shopping mall in Kremenchuk, Poltava Oblast.
