Two rescuers injured while dismantling Kremenchuk mall rubble

Two rescuers injured while dismantling Kremenchuk mall rubble

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Two rescuers were injured early on Wednesday while dismantling the rubble of a shopping mall in Kremenchuk destroyed by a Russian missile attack.

According to Ukrinform, the Ukrainian State Emergency Service said in a Telegram post that as of the morning of June 29, search operations are underway, and the damaged building structures are being dismantled.

SES units inspected and dismantled the rubble of building structures on 75% of the total area of the shopping center.

During the preparation for the dismantling of reinforced concrete slabs, one of them slid and injured two rescuers. They are currently in hospital.

At least 18 people were killed in a Russian missile strike on the shopping mall. Eight fragments of human bodies were found during the dismantling of the rubble.

Some 61 people sought medical help, and 26 of them are in intensive care.

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