A shopping centre in east Ukraine with more than 1,000 people inside has been hit by a Russian missile strike, President Volodymyr Zelensky says
Thirteen people have been killed in the central-eastern city of Kremenchuk, according to the head of the Poltava regional administration
Dmytro Lunin also says 50 have been injured, but it’s feared the number of victims could increase
Meanwhile, G7 leaders have pledged to support Ukraine “for as long as it takes” and told Russia it must allow free passage of food from Ukraine
Zelensky has told global leaders gathered in Germany that he wants the war to end by the end of the year “before winter sets in”
Meanwhile, Russia is believed to have defaulted on its debt – but the Kremlin says it’s “not our problem”.
Source: BBC

