Governor: Russia hits Kremenchuk, casualties reported.

Russian forces launched a missile attack against Kremenchuk, Poltava Oblast, killing and injuring civilians, Governor Dmytro Lunin reported on Sept.

22. Air defenses shot down one missile over Kremenchuk, but civilian infrastructure was hit, Lunin said, without mentioning the total amount of missiles Russia launched at the city. No information is available yet on the exact number of casualties in the attack.

First responders are working on the site, the official said, adding that more details will follow. Several explosions were heard in Kremenchuk at around 5:30 p.m. local time, Ukrainian news outlet Suspilne reported. Kremenchuk, home to 219,000 people, lies several hundred kilometers away from the frontlines and some 330 kilometers south of Kyiv.

Russian forces strike Kremenchuk on anniversary of Amstor shopping mall attack

Russian troops targeted Kremenchuk on June 27 with the same missiles that hit local shopping mall Amstor exactly a year ago, according to Poltava Oblast Governor Dmytro Lunin. The Kremenchuk shopping mall attack killed more than 20 people and injured 59.

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Dinara Khalilova is a news editor at the Kyiv Independent. She has previously worked as a fixer and local producer for Sky News.

Dinara holds a BA in journalism from Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv and a Master's degree in media and communication from Bournemouth University in the UK.