Death toll in Kryvyi Rih rises to 3 and number of people injured to 13

The number of people injured in the attack on the city of Kryvyi Rih on 16 December has risen from 8 to 13. The death toll has risen from 2 to 3. The rubble is still being cleared away.

Source: Oleksandr Vilkul, Head of the Kryvyi Rih Military Administration, on the Pershyi miskyi ("City’s First") Telegram channel

Details: An energy infrastructure facility in Kryvyi Rih was completely destroyed on 16 December. The Russians also hit a residential building.

Reznichenko said three lives had been claimed by the Russian attack on Kryvyi Rih: a 64-year-old woman and a young married couple have been killed. The couple’s young son is still trapped under the ruins of the building.

13 people have been injured, including four children who are all in hospital, including a 7-year-old girl in a serious condition.

Vilkul previously reported that 12 people had been injured and two killed. Among those injured are a boy and a girl aged 3, and a boy and a girl of 7. Three of the injured people are in a serious condition.

The emergency services are still clearing away the rubble.

Emergency power cuts continue throughout the city.

The water and gas supply are being powered by generators. Small boiler houses, hospitals and Kyivstar towers [a Ukrainian telecommunications company – ed.] are also running on generators.

Of the 596 miners who were trapped underground due to the power outage, more than 300 have already been brought to the surface. The rescue operation is ongoing.

Previously: On the morning of 16 December, a Russian missile struck a residential building in Kryvyi Rih, killing two people and injuring eight more.

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