Another missile strike on Kryvyi Rih

Friday, 16 September 2022, 13:12

OLENA ROSHCHINA FRIDAY, 16 SEPTEMBER 2022, 13:12

On 16 September, the Russian army launched a missile strike on the city of Kryvyi Rih; the city has been under attack for the third day in a row.

Source: Oleksandr Vilkul, Head of the Kryvyi Rih Military Civilian Administration, on Telegram; Suspilne [Ukraine’s public broadcaster]

Quote: "A missile strike on Kryvyi Rih. Stay in shelters. Don’t take photos or videos or share them on social media."

Details: A reporter of Suspilne was informed about the explosion in Kryvyi Rih at 13:07. The day before at the same time, the Russians hit a local enterprise.

Background: 

  • On late 14 September, the Russian army launched eight cruise missiles on a hydrotechnical facility in the city of Kryvyi Rih; it was the Karachunivske Reservoir dam. The invaders used Kinzhal and Iskander missiles. 
  • Due to the missile strikes on Kryvyi Rih, the water level in the Inhulets River rose rapidly, and 112 houses and yards were flooded. In some settlements, residents reported being cut from the water supply because the Russians had also hit a water pipeline. Workers of local utility services spent the entire night dealing with the consequences of the missile strike on the dam; they had to blow it up in two places, which helped reduce the water level in Inhulets. 
  • On 15 September, the Russian army has landed another missile strike on an enterprise in Kryvyi Rih in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast; additionally, they hit the hydrotechnical facilities in Kryvyi Rih with missiles again.

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