Russia strikes residential building in Kryvyi Rih with ballistic missile, one person killed; search for people under rubble continues – photo

Russian forces attacked the city of Kryvyi Rih in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast on the afternoon of 24 December, at least one person killed. 

Source: Dnipropetrovsk Oblast Military Administration; Oleksandr Vilkul, Head of Kryvyi Rih Defence Council

Details: At first, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast Military Administration reported on the Russian attack on Kryvyi Rih. Later, Vilkul confirmed that a Russian ballistic missile had struck a four-storey residential building.

Quote from Vilkul: "A ballistic missile attack. The ‘highly precise’ savages struck a four-storey residential building with 32 apartments.

We are all at the site of the attack, emergency services are working. Unfortunately, we are expecting some tragic updates."

Update: Later, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast Military Administration reported on the aftermath of the attack, stating that 11 people had been injured. Five of them had been rescued from under the rubble.

Six injured are in hospital, three of them are women aged 69 and 72 and a 78-year-old man.

Three are in serious condition, the rest are in moderate condition. Among the injured is a 16-year-old girl.

A body of a man was extracted from under the rubble. 

The search is going on manually, and authorities are convinced that there are still people under the rubble.

Background: On 6 December, Russian forces attacked Kryvyi Rih, with reports of deaths and injuries.

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