Two Russian missiles struck a shopping center in the central Ukrainian city of Kremenchuk on Monday, killing at least 18 and wounding at least 60, according to Ukraine’s emergency service. Photo: VCG

Firefighters work to extinguish the fire at the shopping center. The emergency service expects the casualty figures to rise as the rescue work continued into Tuesday. Photo: VCG

People watch the smoke billow from the fire. More than 1,000 people were in the shopping center at the time of the airstrike, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said. Photo: VCG

Wreckage surrounds the remains of the burnt out building Monday. Photo: VCG

Ukrainian soldiers stand in front of the shopping center on Tuesday. Photo: VCG

It took 300 emergency workers more than four hours to extinguish the blaze, the Guardian newspaper reported. Photo: VCG

Rescuers search for survivors through the rubble. Photo: VCG

Rescue personnel gather at the site Monday. Photo: VCG

Rescue workers continued to search for survivors as night fell in Kremenchuk on Monday. Photo: VCG

Firefighters haul away debris from the shopping center Tuesday. Photo: VCG