Russian missile attack on Kryvyi Rih kills 3, injures 23
A Russian ballistic missile strike on Kryvyi Rih killed three people and injured 23 others after hitting a civilian infrastructure site, according to Oleksandr Vilkul, head of the city’s Defense Council.
Russian forces struck a civilian facility in the city.
Authorities initially reported at least 19 people injured, five of them in serious condition. By 12:20 p.m., Vilkul said the fire caused by the strike had been extinguished.
Dnipropetrovsk Oblast Military Administration head Oleksandr Hanzha said two men, aged 30 and 39, were in serious condition in the hospital. A 62-year-old woman was listed in extremely serious condition.
By 12:50 p.m., the number of injured had risen to 23, Hanzha said, adding that one woman remained in extremely serious condition.
The strike also damaged an unused building, an excavator, and a car.
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