Kremenchuk shopping mall attack

Overview

On 27 June 2022, the Russian Armed Forces fired two Kh-22 cruise missiles into central Kremenchuk, Poltava Oblast, hitting the Kredmash road machinery plant and the immediately adjacent Amstor shopping mall. A fire broke out and the attack killed at least 20 people and injured at least 59. Russian media and officials carried conflicting stories about the attack.

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Significance

On 27 June 2022, Russian forces fired two Kh-22 cruise missiles into central Kremenchuk, striking the Kredmash road machinery plant and the adjacent Amstor shopping mall in Poltava Oblast. The attack killed at least 20 people and injured at least 59. The strike drew international attention as an instance of Russian targeting that caused significant civilian casualties in a commercial area. Russian media and officials offered conflicting accounts of the attack, complicating attribution narratives and reflecting broader patterns of information management around strikes on Ukrainian civilian infrastructure during the 2022 phase of the Russo-Ukrainian War.