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Russian missile strike kills at least 10 in Ukrainian city of Kryvyi Rih Russian missile strike kills at least 10 in Ukrainian city of Kryvyi Rih
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Dozens wounded as people trapped in rubble after attack on an apartment block and a food warehouse in Zelenskiy’s home townDozens wounded as people trapped in rubble after attack on an apartment block and a food warehouse in Zelenskiy’s home town
At least 10 people have been killed and a further 28 wounded after a Russian missile strike on the Ukrainian city of Kryvyi Rih hit an apartment block and a food warehouse in the latest Russian attacks on the country’s urban centres. At least 11 people were killed and tens more wounded after a Russian missile struck an apartment block and a food warehouse in the central Ukrainian city of Kryvyi Rih as Kyiv broke its silence to boast of progress in its over a long-anticipated counter offensive.
The missile, the only one of six fired by Russian forces that managed to breach the air defences of the home town of Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, in the centre of Ukraine, set ablaze the two buildings at 3.20am local time on Tuesday. Survivors spoke of being blown from their beds by a blast as their homes were hit at 3.20am on Tuesday by the only missile of six fired by Russian forces to breach the air defences of the home town of Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelenskiy.
One person was said to be still trapped under the rubble on Tuesday afternoon, local time. Officials said at least four people had been killed in the apartment building and another seven in the warehouse. Twenty-eight were said to have been injured.
One woman who escaped from the burning apartment block, Vira, 40, said: “There was a sound and then there was a light. Then there was a blast wave. I sat down and sat in the corridor. Then panic started, then my neighbour knocked on my door. We went out into the corridor, and everything was burning, burning. People were screaming, shouting, jumping from balconies.”
In a short statement posted on social media, Zelenskiy said: “Unfortunately, there are dead and wounded … Terrorists will never be forgiven, and they will be held accountable for every missile they launch.”In a short statement posted on social media, Zelenskiy said: “Unfortunately, there are dead and wounded … Terrorists will never be forgiven, and they will be held accountable for every missile they launch.”
Serhiy Lysak, the governor of the Dnipropetrovsk region, reported that a five-storey apartment building had been destroyed in the strike, leaving people trapped under the rubble. After days of silence from Kyiv, Zelenskiy had also claimed that Ukrainian forces had successfully retaken several villages in its counter offensive in the east of the country while warning that the battle was hard.
“The fighting is tough, but we are moving forward, this is very important,” he said. “I thank our guys for every Ukrainian flag that is now returning to its rightful place in villages on the newly de-occupied territory.”
Ukraine’s defence ministry said seven settlements had been liberated in the past week of fighting in Donetsk in eastern Ukraine. “The area of the territory taken under control amounted to 90 sq km,” Ukraine’s deputy defence minister Hanna Maliar said.
Sources reported that Russian troops had launched a large counterattack against Ukrainian forces, according to the Institute for the Study of War thinktank, potentially retaking the village of Makarivka, east of Donetsk city. None of the claims over the latest developments could be independently verified.
Military analysts have suggested that the fighting so far is still mainly confined to probing attacks by the Ukrainians who have yet to unleash the bulk of their reserve forces. Meanwhile, the human cost in Ukrainian cities continues to mount.
Serhiy Lysak, the governor of the Dnipropetrovsk region, said that the missile strike on Kryvyi Rih had destroyed a five-storey apartment building, leaving people who had been asleep in their beds trapped under the rubble.
Kryvyi Rih’s mayor, Oleksandr Vilkul, said the missiles landed in areas that had not been of any military value.Kryvyi Rih’s mayor, Oleksandr Vilkul, said the missiles landed in areas that had not been of any military value.
He said: “The rescue operation continues at two facilities that were destroyed after a Russian missile strike. There is rubble. The places where the missiles hit have nothing to do with military facilities. One place is an apartment building, the other is a food warehouse.” Denise Brown, the UN’s humanitarian coordinator in Ukraine, condemned the attack. “Russia’s invasion has, once again, claimed lives and brought suffering to the people of Ukraine,” she said. “International humanitarian law is clear: civilians and civilian infrastructure are not a target.”
Denise Brown, the UN’s humanitarian coordinator in Ukraine, condemned the attack. “Russia’s invasion has, once again, claimed lives and brought suffering to the people of Ukraine,” she said. “This morning, an attack on Kryvyi Rih has hit a residential building, killing and injuring many civilians. International humanitarian law is clear: civilians and civilian infrastructure are not a target.”
Images from the scene relayed by Zelenskiy on his Telegram channel showed firefighters battling fires raging out of broken windows of a building with charred and damaged vehicles littering the ground nearby.Images from the scene relayed by Zelenskiy on his Telegram channel showed firefighters battling fires raging out of broken windows of a building with charred and damaged vehicles littering the ground nearby.
Чергові ракети терористів, російські вбивці продовжують свою війну проти житлових будинків, звичайних міст і людей. На жаль, є загиблі, є поранені. Рятувальна операція у Кривому Розі триває. Мої співчуття усім, хто втратив рідних! Ніколи не буде прощення 🇷🇺 терористам, і за кожну… pic.twitter.com/0uxN8wyk8MЧергові ракети терористів, російські вбивці продовжують свою війну проти житлових будинків, звичайних міст і людей. На жаль, є загиблі, є поранені. Рятувальна операція у Кривому Розі триває. Мої співчуття усім, хто втратив рідних! Ніколи не буде прощення 🇷🇺 терористам, і за кожну… pic.twitter.com/0uxN8wyk8M
Mykhailo Podolyak, an adviser to the head of the office of the president of Ukraine, said more than 20 people had been injured in addition to those killed. Mykhailo Podolyak, an adviser to the head of the office of the president of Ukraine, said the scenes should prompt a rethink by those who have called on Kyiv to return to the negotiating table with the Kremlin.
“And this kind of thing happens every night,” he said. “Because the Russian Federation is blatantly destroying Ukraine. “And this kind of thing happens every night,” he said. “Because the Russian Federation is blatantly destroying Ukraine. I understand that sitting thousands of kilometres away from Ukraine you can talk about ‘geopolitics’, ‘settlement’ and the undesirability of escalation for months. And allow the rampage of the ‘Russian world’. But the key decisions will still have to be made – Russia is bound to lose and sit in the dock.”
“I understand that sitting thousands of kilometres away from Ukraine you can talk about ‘geopolitics’, ‘settlement’ and the undesirability of escalation for months. And allow the rampage of the ‘Russian world’. But the key decisions will still have to be made – Russia is bound to lose and sit in the dock.” The attack on Kryvyi Rih’s had been part of a broader assault across the country, now familiar to many Ukrainians, that included attempted night-time missiles strikes on the capital, Kyiv, and the north eastern city of Kharkiv.
The Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, and the north-eastern city of Kharkiv also came under missile and drone attack. Ukraine’s senior military command said that air forces had destroyed 10 out of 14 cruise missiles launched on Ukraine and one of four Iranian-made drones.
“According to initial reports, the enemy used Kh-101/555 cruise missiles,” Kyiv’s city military administration said. “All enemy targets in the airspace around Kyiv were detected and successfully destroyed,” it said, adding there was no immediate information on any casualties or damage. “According to initial reports, the enemy used Kh-101/555 cruise missiles,” Kyiv’s city military administration said. “All enemy targets in the airspace around Kyiv were detected and successfully destroyed”.
In Kharkiv, civilian infrastructure was hit by drones, said the city’s mayor, Ihor Terekhov. “According to initial reports, a utility company in the Kyivskyi district, as well as a warehouse in Saltivskyi district, got damaged. A fire broke out as a result of the explosion on the latter,” he said.In Kharkiv, civilian infrastructure was hit by drones, said the city’s mayor, Ihor Terekhov. “According to initial reports, a utility company in the Kyivskyi district, as well as a warehouse in Saltivskyi district, got damaged. A fire broke out as a result of the explosion on the latter,” he said.
Air alerts also sounded in the Dnipropetrovsk oblast and the neighbouring Donetsk and Poltava regions.
Ukraine has in recent days waged its long-anticipated counteroffensive and in his Monday evening address Zelenskiy claimed Ukrainian forces had successfully retaken several villages.
“The fighting is tough, but we are moving forward, this is very important,” he said. “I thank our guys for every Ukrainian flag that is now returning to its rightful place in villages on the newly de-occupied territory.”
Ukraine’s defence ministry said seven settlements had been liberated in the past week of fighting in Donetsk in eastern Ukraine. “The area of the territory taken under control amounted to 90 sq km,” the deputy defence minister said.
Sources reported that Russian troops had launched a large counterattack against Ukrainian forces on Monday, according to the Institute for the Study of War thinktank, potentially retaking the village of Makarivka, east of Donetsk city.