Russia bombs DIY store in Ukraine’s Kharkiv, Zelensky says ‘over 200’ feared inside
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Saturday (May 25) said that over 200 people were feared inside a DIY superstore which was hit by Russia in the northeastern city of Kharkiv.
"As of now, we know that more than 200 people could have been inside the hypermarket," Zelensky said on Telegram.
He further condemned the daylight attack on an "obviously civilian" target.
This came after Ukrainian officials said that a Russian strike at a hardware superstore in the eastern city of Kharkiv claimed the lives of two and wounded 33 others.
Kharkiv regional governor Oleg Synegubov said that "two Russian guided bombs hit a construction hypermarket".
"Two people were killed. They were men who worked in the hypermarket," Synegubov said in a video posted on Telegram. "The number of wounded has gone up to 33 people," he added in a later post.
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The firefighters, as per news agency AFP said that the fire was raging over an area of 10,000 square metres, however, they managed to stop it from spreading.
'Only madmen like Putin are capable of killing people': Zelensky
Zelensky condemned the attack as "vile" and slammed Russian President Vladimir Putin stating that only madmen like him are capable of killing and terrorising people.
"Russia struck another brutal blow at our Kharkiv -- at a construction hypermarket -- on Saturday, right in the middle of the day," Zelensky said.
"Only madmen like Putin are capable of killing and terrorising people in such a vile way," he added.
"There were a lot of workers and shoppers inside," he added.
Kharkiv mayor Igor Terekhov said that as per the owner of the building, 15 people working at the store had not been in contact and around 200 people were present in the store when the strike hit.
He denounced the attack calling it "pure terrorism".
(With inputs from agencies)