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Russian President Vladimir Putin's "special military operation" into neighboring Ukraine began on Feb. 24, with Russian forces invading from Belarus, to the north, and Russia, to the east. Ukrainian troops have offered "stiff resistance," according to U.S. officials.

The Russian military has since launched a full-scale ground offensive in eastern Ukraine's disputed Donbas region, capturing the strategic port city of Mariupol and securing a coastal corridor to the Moscow-annexed Crimean Peninsula.

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Jun 27, 2022, 5:36 PM EDT

G-7 leaders 'condemn' Russian military strike on mall

G-7 leaders released a statement condemning Russia’s missile strike on a shopping mall in Kremenchuk, Ukraine, saying it constitutes a war crime and that President Vladimir Putin “and those responsible will be held to account.”

“We stand united with Ukraine in mourning the innocent victims of this brutal attack," they said.

The summit began in Germany on Sunday with a heavy focus on the invasion of Ukraine, and the group announced more steps to try and stop Putin from funding his war.

“Today, we underlined our unwavering support for Ukraine in the face of the Russian aggression, an unjustified war of choice that has been raging for 124 days. We will continue to provide financial, humanitarian as well as military support for Ukraine, for as long as it takes. We will not rest until Russia ends its cruel and senseless war on Ukraine," G-7 leaders said.

-ABC News' Justin Gomez

Jun 27, 2022, 4:58 PM EDT

13 dead in mall strike

At least 13 people were killed and more than 40 were hurt when a shopping mall was hit by missile strikes in the city of Kremenchuk in Ukraine's central Poltava region, according to the governor of the Poltava Oblast, Dmytro Lunin.

Rescuers work at a site of a shopping mall hit by a Russian missile strike in Kremenchuk, in Poltava region, Ukraine, June 27, 2022.
Press service of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine via Reuters

Rescuers work at a site of a shopping mall hit by a Russian missile strike in Kremenchuk, in Poltava region, Ukraine, June 27, 2022.
Press service of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine via Reuters

PHOTO: escuers work at a site of a shopping mall hit by a Russian missile strike, ain Kremenchuk, in Poltava region, Ukraine, June 27, 2022.
Rescuers work at a site of a shopping mall hit by a Russian missile strike, ain Kremenchuk, in Poltava region, Ukraine, June 27, 2022.
Press service of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine via Reuters

Over 1,000 civilians were there at the time, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said.

Authorities have deployed forensic experts from Kyiv and war crimes investigators, National Police Chief Ihor Klymenko said.

Rescuers work at a site of a shopping mall hit by a Russian missile strike, in Kremenchuk, in Poltava region, Ukraine, June 27, 2022.
Press service of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine via Reuters

A shopping mall hit by a Russian missile strike in Kremenchuk, in Poltava region, Ukraine, June 27, 2022.
Press service of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine via Reuters

Rescuers work at a site of a shopping mall hit by a Russian missile strike, in Kremenchuk, in Poltava region, Ukraine, June 27, 2022.
Press service of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine via Reuters

Jun 27, 2022, 3:46 PM EDT

Lysychansk hit by rocket artillery, 8 dead

Russians fired multiple rocket launchers on the city of Lysychansk in Ukraine's eastern Luhansk region, striking civilians who were collecting drinking water, according to Luhansk region governor Serhiy Haidai.

Eight have been killed and more than 20 are injured, Haidai said.

Jun 27, 2022, 11:55 AM EDT

3 killed in Kharkiv shelling

Three people were killed and at least 15 were wounded in shelling in Kharkiv, according to Natalia Popova, adviser to the head of the Kharkiv Regional Council.

Children were among the victims, Popova said.

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