16 killed, 59 wounded in missile strike on Ukraine mall

There was also growing international outrage at the attack

A Russian missile strike on a crowded mall in the central Ukrainian city of Kremenchuk killed at least 16 people, the head of emergency services said early Tuesday, sparking international outrage.

"The Russian strike today on the shopping centre in Kremenchuk is one of the most brazen terrorist acts in European history," Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said in his evening broadcast posted on Telegram.

Emergency services chief Sergiy Kruk said the main tasks were "rescue work, debris removal and the elimination of fires" following Monday's strike on the shopping centre.

"As of now, we know of 16 dead and 59 wounded, 25 of them hospitalised. The information is being updated," Mr. Kruk said on Telegram.

"All response groups are working in intense mode," he said. "The work will go on around the clock."

"I would like to stress once again: do not neglect air alerts!"

Earlier, Mr. Zelensky had said "over a thousand civilians" were in the mall when the missiles struck the city, which had a pre-war population of 220,000 people.