--- title: "Security Camera Footage Shows Russian Missiles Hitting Ukraine Shopping Mall" description: "Deadly Russian missiles hit a shopping mall in Ukraine, and the blast was so strong that cameras captured falling rubble from hundreds of meters away." date: "2022-06-29" modified: "2022-06-29" authors: - name: "Maggie Harrison Dupré" job_title: "Senior Staff Writer" link: "https://futurism.com/authors/mharrison" url: "https://futurism.com/the-byte/footage-russian-missiles-shopping-mall" categories: - "Future Society" tags: - "Russia" - "the digest" - "ukraine" - "War" --- # Security Camera Footage Shows Russian Missiles Hitting Ukraine Shopping Mall ![Deadly Russian missiles hit a shopping mall in Ukraine, and the blast was so strong that cameras captured falling rubble from hundreds of meters away.]() *\Image: Chronology22 via Twitter\* ## Grim Reality On Monday, deadly Russian missiles hit a shopping mall in Kremenchuk, a city in Central Ukraine. The complex was devastated, and the blast was so strong that security cameras [were able to capture falling rubble]() from hundreds of meters away. There were hundreds of civilians inside of the mall at the time, and [as of yesterday morning](), 18 deaths had been reported. At least 36 people are still missing, while many others are accounted for but injured. "I remember myself flying," recounted mall-goer Lyudmila Mykhailets, who [spoke to *The New York Times*]() from a Kremenchuk hospital bed. "I was flying headfirst somewhere. My whole body was beaten, all over, and shards were falling on me." https://twitter.com/Chronology22/status/1541743820815179781 ## Misinformation Battles Ukrainian officials were quick to relay the news of the attack, and [*BBC* reports]() that Russian authorities took to Telegram channels shortly thereafter to insist that the civilian deaths were "staged," a position that was then reiterated on Russian state television. The Russian defense ministry additionally claimed that the shopping mall was "non-functioning," and had not been in business for months. A Ukrainian woman who lives close by, however, told *BBC* that the building was a bustling community space — and even contained the largest children's play center in the city. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky addressed the strike in his evening video report, where he condemned the strike as "one of the most defiant terrorist attacks in European history." This is only the latest Russian attack on everyday Ukrainians. Just this past Sunday, someone was killed when a different missile hit an [apartment building and kindergarten]() in the capital city of Kyiv. And though [Russia continues to tell its people]() that its military operation's goal is to liberate their allegedly oppressed neighbors, the rest of the world is seeing a very different picture — one in which indiscriminate violence wreaks havoc and terror on an invaded land. **READ MORE:** [*'I Was Flying Headfirst': A Shopping Trip Shattered by a Missile*]() \[*The New York Times*\] **More on Russia's ongoing invasion of Ukraine:** [*Russia's Military Is Getting Defeated by Ukrainian Mud*]() ## Author At Futurism, I've reported extensively on the rise of AI as a cultural and business force shaping the media industry, and more broadly how those dynamics are changing how we all consume and share information and relate to one another. I'm also fascinated by public health policy and ethics, the role of emerging tech in politics and governance — and the powerful people and forces at those intersections — climate change, and the environment. My investigation on Sports Illustrated's use of AI-generated authors with fictional biographies won a 2024 Mirror Award for "Best Story on Media Coverage of Artificial Intelligence in Journalism and the Media" from Syracuse University's SI Newhouse School, I contributed to Niemen Lab's 2025 Predictions for Journalism series, and I've discussed my work for Futurism during appearances on NPR, CNN, the BBC, the CBC, and more. I grew up in rural Pennsylvania and attended the University of Massachusetts Amherst, where I played Division I field hockey for the Minutewomen as a midfielder. Since then, I've lived in New Orleans, Louisiana and Manhattan, New York. I spend my free time running, reading, perusing archival fashion, and searching for the world’s best negroni. I also have a debonair tuxedo cat, Westley, who's named after "The Princess Bride." ### Author social links [Bluesky]()