22 fragments of bodies found under the rubble of the shopping centre in Kremenchuk - the State Emergency Service of Ukraine
KATERYNA TYSHCHENKO — THURSDAY, 30 JUNE 2022, 16:56
During the analysis of the debris on the territory of the Amstor shopping centre in Kremenchuk, which was shelled by the Russian Federation on 27 June, 22 body fragments were found, and the death of 18 people has also been confirmed.
Source: State Emergency Service of Ukraine [SES], Olha Kozak, the head of the press service of the SES of Ukraine, in a comment to Ukrainska Pravda
Quote from SES: "As of 15:20, an additional five fragments of bodies have been found at the site of rescue operations on the territory of the Amstor shopping centre.
A total of 22 body fragments have been found since the beginning of the work."
Details: Olha Kozak, the head of the press service of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine, in a comment to Ukrainska Pravda said that the death of 18 people was confirmed in addition to the found body fragments.
It is unknown at this time how many victims belong to the body fragments; examinations will be conducted in this regard.
Previously: As of 29 June, the SES reported that 18 people had died as a result of the shelling of the shopping centre (of which one died in hospital), and eight fragments of human bodies were found during the analysis of the debris.
65 people sought medical help, 26 of them were hospitalised in the intensive care unit.
Background:
- On 27 June, the Russians launched a missile strike on the Amstor shopping centre in Kremenchuk. The second rocket damaged the building of JSC Kredmash, which produced spare parts for civilian vehicles.
- Yurii Ihnat, the spokesman of the Ukrainian Air Force Command, said that the attack on Kremenchuk was carried out by an Kh-22 missile fired from a Tu-22M3 bomber from Kursk.
- In Russia, it was initially reported that they struck "hangars with weapons and ammunition received from the United States and European countries." Then the Russian Federation called the shopping centre "disused", "staging", and the video of the first minutes after the shelling and the screams of bloodied civilians - "fake".
- The Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine has already obtained the names of the Russian pilots who launched missiles at the shopping centre in Kremenchuk.
- Prosecutor General Iryna Venediktova is convinced that the missile strike on the Amstor shopping centre can be considered a crime against humanity by the UN International Criminal Court.
