[Source: BBC]

Local officials say at least 10 people have been killed and 40 injured in a missile strike at a crowded retail area in Kremenchuk, a city in central-eastern Ukraine.

More than 1,000 people could have been inside when the building was hit by a Russian missile strike, President Volodymyr Zelensky said.

Footage posted on social media shows flames engulfing the building, while firefighters struggle to tackle the blaze.

Summary:

• 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
• Eleven people have been killed and 40 have been injured, according to the head of the Poltava regional administration
• But it’s feared the number of victims could increase
• Footage from the site, in the central-eastern city of Kremenchuk, shows the building ablaze, and fire crews struggling to contain the flames
• 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”