Explosions heard in Kryvyi Rih
The Russian occupying forces attacked Kryvyi Rih on the morning of 11 September, and explosions were heard in the city.
Source: Serhii Lysak, Head of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast Military Administration; Oleksandr Vilkul, Head of Kryvyi Rih Defence Council
Details: Vilkul reported that explosions had rung out in the city.
Vilkul urged residents not to film or post anything on the Internet.
An air-raid warning is in effect in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast.
Updated: Lysak later reported that the Russian forces targeted Dnipropetrovsk Oblast overnight and in the morning with loitering munitions, guided missiles from tactical aircraft and artillery.
Air defence forces under the command of Operational Command Skhid (East) brought down 11 Shahed UAVs over the oblast.
A fire broke out in Kryvyi Rih due to a missile strike, which emergency workers promptly contained; private residential buildings in Hrechani Pody hromada were affected: 4 houses and several outbuildings were severely damaged; premises belonging to a private business, as well as two houses and a gas pipeline, were all damaged by artillery shelling in the Nikopol district. [A hromada is an administrative unit designating a town, village or several villages and their adjacent territories - ed.]
Preliminary reports indicate there not been any casualties.
Background:
- A missile destroyed the police administrative building and offices in Kryvyi Rih on the morning of 8 September. The Ministry of Internal Affairs reported that about nine law enforcement officers had been injured. One police officer was killed and 74 people were injured as a result of the attack.
- Preliminary reports from the Ukrainian Air Force suggest that the Russian army attacked the city of Kryvyi Rih with an Iskander cruise missile.
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