World News | Russian Military Says It Has Hit Shopping Mall
Get latest articles and stories on World at LatestLY. The Russian military says it has hit a shopping mall on the outskirts of the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv because it has been used to store rockets.
Moscow, Mar 21 (AP) The Russian military says it has hit a shopping mall on the outskirts of the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv because it has been used to store rockets.
Russian Defense Ministry spokesman Maj. Gen. Igor Konashenkov charged Monday that the Ukrainian forces were using the shopping mall to reload multiple rocket launchers and store rockets used for shelling Russian troops.
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He said that a battery of multiple rocket launchers and ammunition for them were destroyed in the strike. The defense ministry spokesman's claims could not independently verified.
The shopping center in the densely populated Podil district was reduced to a smoldering ruin after being hit late Sunday by shelling that killed eight people, according to Ukrainian emergency officials. The attack shattered every window in a neighboring high-rise. (AP)
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