Russian strike on Zelensky’s home city kills six
At least six people, including a 10-year-old girl and her mother, have been killed by a Russian missile strike on the Ukrainian city of Kryvyi Rih.
Officials said 75 others, including 25 children, were injured when missiles slammed into a residential high-rise building early on Monday.
Regional governor, Serhiy Lysak, declared a day of mourning for those lost.
The home city of President Volodymyr Zelensky, Kryvyi Rih has been a consistent target for Russian strikes.
In June, 11 people died and 28 others were injured in the city after Russia launched a “massive missile attack” on civilian buildings.
The latest attack saw dozens of people hospitalised, including children aged from four to 17-years-old.
President Zelensky, who grew up in the city of 600,000 people, said a pair of missiles smashed into the residential apartment block and a university building early on Monday morning.
Locals told the Reuters news agency that the attack took place shortly after 09:00 local time (07:00 GMT).
A video posted by President Zelensky showed that much of the high-rise building had been completely demolished by the strike, with a large scar running up the structure. But officials said around 150 people managed to escape the blast unharmed.
Writing on Telegram, the Ukrainian leader said more than 350 people were involved in rescue operations and Mr Lysak said later that another 30 people were rescued from the building by the emergency workers.
President Zelensky added that “dozens of people” had been left traumatised and injured by the attack, but vowed that “this terror will not frighten us or break us”.
—BBC
