Zelenskyy on Russian strike on Kryvyi Rih: volunteers from US and Britain were in hotel
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy commented on the Russian missile strike on a hotel in Kryvyi Rih on March 5, 2025.
The head of state reported this on Telegram, Censor.NET reports.
"A rescue operation in Kryvyi Rih at the site of the Russian missile strike continued all night. The ballistics, according to a regular hotel. Just before the strike, volunteers from one of the humanitarian organizations checked into the hotel - citizens of Ukraine, the United States, and Britain. They survived because they managed to get out of their rooms. But, unfortunately, four people were killed by this strike. My condolences to their families and loved ones," the message says.
The president also said that more than 30 people were injured. The strike damaged many civilian objects around the hotel.
"And I thank everyone who is on duty, at work, on duty these nights and days, who is saving people. I thank the employees of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine, the National Police, doctors, in particular the emergency workers, and everyone whose work depends on people's lives. And there can be no pause in the pressure on Russia in order to stop this war and terror against life," Zelenskyy concluded.
Russian strike on Kryvyi Rih on March 5, 2025
As a reminder, on the evening of March 5, Russian forces launched a ballistic missile strike on a hotel in a residential area of Kryvyi Rih. The attack killed four people and injured at least 31 residents, including a 13-year-old girl.
