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Three days of mourning declared in Kryvyi Rih

Saturday, 5 April 2025, 10:12
Three days of mourning declared in Kryvyi Rih
Aftermath of a Russian attack on Kryvyi Rih. Photo: Dnipropetrovsk Oblast Military Administration

Local authorities have declared three days of mourning in the city of Kryvyi Rih, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, from Monday to Wednesday – on 7, 8 and 9 April – to commemorate those who were killed in yesterday's attacks by the Russians.

Source: Oleksandr Vilkul, Head of Kryvyi Rih City Defence Council

Quote: "Children, families, the elderly... Ballistic missile and Shahed drone attacks on residential areas and playgrounds... This is nothing more than a massacre of civilians.

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We will always remember each and every one of those who were killed. This is our shared tragedy and pain."

Background:

  • On the evening of 4 April, the Russians launched a ballistic missile attack on a residential area in Kryvyi Rih: 18 people were killed, including nine children, and more than 60 were wounded.
  • On the late evening of 4 April, the Russians attacked Kryvyi Rih again. A fire broke out in a residential area, and later it was reported that one person had been killed and others injured.

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