Nine killed, 29 injured, in Russian missile attack on Kryvyi Rih
Al Jazeera
Five children among those hurt after missile hit an apartment block in latest attack on Ukrainian president’s hometown.
Nine people have been killed and 29 injured, including five children, after a Russian ballistic missile struck an apartment building in Kryvyi Rih, Ukraine’s Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko said.
Klymenko confirmed the toll on Wednesday evening after recovery work ended at the site.
Photos shared by the emergency services showed rescue teams clambering over piles of rubble and timber to help the injured and the dead.
“Every day and every hour, Russian terror proves that Ukraine, together with its partners, should strengthen air defences,” Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said after the attack.
Kryvyi Rih, in southern Ukraine, is Zelenskyy’s hometown.
