The search for survivors continues after the missile strike on a mall that had hundreds of people in it at the time, according to Ukraine's president, Volodoymyr Zelenskiy.
The Ukrainian defence ministry said the attack, which is likely to become responsible for one of the war's highest civilian death tolls in a single strike, was deliberately timed to coincide with the mall's busiest hours and cause the maximum number of casualties.
At least 20 people were killed, according to Ukraine's emergency services, and Serhiy Kruk, the head of Ukraine's state emergency service, said 59 had been injured. Ukrainian prosecutors said they also found the remains of a further six people.
Ukraine's interior minister, Denys Monastyrskiy, said in a briefing that 21 people were still missing, although he added that some of the missing people could be among the bodies that had been found.
Authorities estimate there were between 200 and 1,000 people inside the mall. Many managed to flee to a nearby bomb shelter when they heard an air raid siren.
In a joint statement, the leaders of the G7 condemned the "abominable attack" and noted that strikes aimed at civilians were a war crime, as they pledged "unwavering support" for Ukraine.
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