13th June, 2023
Russia launched a “massive missile” attack overnight on the central Ukrainian city of Kryvyi Rih, killing and injuring people and damaging civilian infrastructure.
The attack was confirmed by Ukrainian officials early on Tuesday.
“There are dead and wounded,” claimed Serhiy Lisak, governor of the Dnipropetrovsk region, which includes Kryvyi Rih, on the Telegram messaging app. “A massive missile attack on Kryvyi Rih”
Air raid sirens wailed across Ukraine early Tuesday, with Kyiv’s military officials declaring that air defence forces had destroyed all Russian missiles aimed at the Ukrainian capital.
Ukraine’s top military command stated that air forces destroyed 10 of Russia’s 14 cruise missiles and one of four Iranian-made drones.
It was unclear how many missiles targeted Kryvyi Rih or where the Russian-launched drones hit their objectives.
Several civilian structures in Kryvyi Rih were struck, including a five-story building, according to the city’s mayor, Oleksandr Vilkul.
“There are likely people under the rubble,” Vilkul stated on Telegram.
Reuters