As a result of a missile strike on Kryvyi Rih, a five-story building has been damaged. This was reported by the head of the Dnipropetrovsk Regional Military Administration, Serhiy Lysak.
"The enemy attacked Kryvyi Rih. A five-story building has been damaged. We are clarifying information about the injured," he stated.
Earlier, the Air Forces reported a threat of ballistic weapon use from Crimea, and later about the missile's trajectory towards Kryvyi Rih.
The Chairman of the Defense Council of Kryvyi Rih, Oleksandr Vilkul, informed that the Russians directly hit a residential building with a ballistic missile.
"There are injured individuals who have already been evacuated to the hospital," he noted, adding that the emergency rescue operation is ongoing.
Updated at 11:15. According to Lysak's data, apartments from the first to the fifth floors in one of the entrances of the Kryvyi Rih building were destroyed. People may be trapped under the rubble.
"At the moment, four injured individuals are known. One person has been hospitalized. The others received assistance on-site," he declared.
Updated at 11:24. Later, the head of the OVA informed that the number of injured has risen to six. Among the injured are two children. A 10-year-old girl received on-site assistance. An 11-year-old boy has been hospitalized in moderate condition.
Updated at 11:39. Lysak added that three of the injured in Kryvyi Rih have been hospitalized. Besides the 11-year-old boy, these include women aged 58 and 75. All are in moderate condition. In total, due to the Russian attack, there are 8 injured individuals.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky responded to the shelling of Kryvyi Rih.
According to him, an emergency rescue operation is currently underway. People may be trapped under the debris.
"Every day, every night, Russia commits the same terror. The only difference is that an increasing number of civilian objects are becoming targets. Russia aims solely to continue the war, and each of its strikes refutes any statements from Russia regarding diplomacy. Ukraine needs weapons to defend against Russian terror and stronger global support so that diplomacy can become real and effective. Without principled decisions and strong support for Ukraine, Russia will have no motivation to seek peace, only new targets," emphasized Zelensky.
Recent Enemy Attacks on Kryvyi Rih
On October 28, Russian occupation forces struck Kryvyi Rih in the Dnipropetrovsk region. As a result of the enemy attack, a three-story residential building was damaged, a man was killed, and more than 10 people were injured.
On October 19, the Russian Federation launched a ballistic strike on the city. 13 people were injured. At the end of September, a police department in Kryvyi Rih was also under enemy attack, resulting in casualties.