Missile attack on Kryvyi Rih: four dead, 31 injured (updated)
On the evening of 5 March, Russian forces struck a hotel in a residential area of Kryvyi Rih with a ballistic missile. The attack killed three people and injured at least 31 other residents, including a 13-year-old girl.
According to Censor.NET, this was reported by the head of the city's Defence Council, Oleksandr Vilkul.
"In the first hours, we managed to rescue 18 people from the rubble. The fire was extinguished. The search and rescue operation is ongoing. Thirty-one people were injured, including a 13-year-old girl. Currently, 28 people are in hospitals, including 3 in extremely serious condition and 11 in serious condition. Doctors are fighting for their lives and providing all necessary assistance," Vilkul wrote.
According to preliminary information, in addition to the hotel, 14 apartment buildings, 2 schools, 2 kindergartens, a cultural institution, a post office, and business facilities were damaged.
The damage is being repaired. In the morning, trolleybus traffic was restored.
Updated
At 8:51 a.m., the head of the Dnipropetrovsk Regional Military Administration, Serhii Lysak, reported that a man wounded in a rocket attack on Kryvyi Rih had died in hospital. He was 43 years old.
The number of victims increased to four.
