At least nine people have been killed and 29 injured in a Russian missile attack on Kryvyi Rih, a city in southern Ukraine, according to local officials.
The Ukrainian prosecutor general’s office reported that five children are among the injured after a residential building was struck on Wednesday. Initially, four people were reported missing. Emergency services, police, and volunteers are now searching through the wreckage, with search dogs assisting.
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Russia’s defense ministry has not commented on the strike in President Volodymyr Zelensky’s hometown. Zelensky has expressed condolences to the victims’ families and friends, stating, “Every day and every hour, Russian terror proves that Ukraine – together with its partners – must strengthen [the country’s] air defence.”
A video posted by Ukraine’s state emergency service DSNS shows an injured woman being carried on a stretcher from the debris. Meanwhile, firefighters are seen extinguishing fires in the aftermath of the strike.
