Russian attack on Mykolaiv kills 40 Ukrainian soldiers, 16 killed in shopping mall attack

//International News Desk//

Russia’s Defense Ministry says more than 40 Ukrainian soldiers have been killed in a Russian airstrike in southeastern Ukraine.

This information was given in a live update given by the Qatar-based media Al Jazeera on the Ukraine-Russia war on Monday.

The Defense Ministry also said that Russian troops had destroyed Ukrainian military equipment near the village of Vysunsk on Sunday. 24 army command posts have been destroyed in different areas.

Moscow has also confirmed that it will launch a missile strike in Kiev on Sunday. However, Moscow has denied the allegations in a statement issued Friday stating “Similar, baseless allegations concerning Russia’s intelligence have been made more than once.

On February 24, Russian President Vladimir Putin declared war on Ukraine. At least two children have died on the battlefield every day since the beginning of the war. As a result of the war, about 5 million people in Ukraine have fled the country.

On other side:

A shopping mall in Ukraine’s Poltava region has been hit by a deadly missile attack. At least 16 people were killed in the incident.

The missile struck a shopping mall called Amstore around 3:30 pm local time on Monday. News from Al Jazeera.

At least 16 people were killed and 40 injured in the incident, the report said. However, the number of casualties is expected to increase.

Shopping mall catches fire, rescuers are trying to put out the blaze. It was not known how many people were in the shopping mall.