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The HinduLeading economic powers conferred by video link with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Monday as they underscored their commitment to Ukraine for the long haul with plans to pursue a price cap on Russian oil, raise tariffs on Russian goods and impose other new sanctions. Russian long-range bombers struck a crowded shopping mall in Ukraine’s central city of Kremenchuk with a missile on Monday, raising fears of what President Volodymyr Zelensky called an “unimaginable” number of victims in “one of the most daring terrorist attacks in European history.” The toll from the missile strike has risen to 16 dead and 59 wounded, the head of Ukraine’s emergency services said early Tuesday. - Reuters Germany G7 denounces ‘war crime’ as Russian strike kills shoppers A Russian missile strike on a crowded mall in central Ukraine killed at least 16 people on June 17 in what Group of Seven leaders branded “a war crime” at a meeting in Germany where they looked to step up sanctions on Moscow. “Indiscriminate attacks on innocent civilians constitute a war crime,” they said in a statement condemning the “abominable attack.” - AFP Ukraine 16 killed, 59 wounded in missile strike on Ukraine mall A Russian missile strike on a crowded mall in the central Ukrainian city of Kremenchuk killed at least 16 people, the head of emergency services said early Tuesday, sparking international outrage. KREMENCHUK, Ukraine Russian missile strike hits crowded shopping mall in Ukraine Russian long-range bombers struck a crowded shopping mall in Ukraine’s central city of Kremenchuk with a missile on Monday, raising fears of what President Volodymyr Zelensky called an “unimaginable” number of victims in “one of the most daring terrorist attacks in European history.” Mr. Zelensky said that many of the more than 1,000 afternoon shoppers and staff inside the mall managed to escape.