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Rescue operation wraps up in Kryvyi Rih after Russian strike

Rescue operation wraps up in Kryvyi Rih after Russian strike Photo: a rescue operation was completed in Kryvyi Rih after the Russian attack on October 20 (t.me/dnipropetrovskaODA)

In Kryvyi Rih, emergency services have completed a rescue operation following the Russian attack on the night of October 20. Seventeen people were injured, according to the Telegram account of Serhii Lysak, the head of the Dnipropetrovsk Regional State Administration.

"A rescue operation has been completed in Kryvyi Rih following the nighttime attack. Among the injured are three women and 14 men," he stated.

According to the head of the Regional State Administration, updated information indicates that 15 apartment buildings, shops, a café, a church, a bank branch, and office premises were damaged.

"The gas pipeline has also been affected, and nearly thirty vehicles have been destroyed," Lysak noted.

Consequences of shelling of Kryvyi Rih on October 20 (t.me/dnipropetrovskaODA)

Attack on Kryvyi Rih

Russian forces launched a ballistic attack on Kryvyi Rih in the Dnipropetrovsk region. A total of two ballistic missiles were fired at the city.

Explosions were heard late on the evening of October 19. The strikes on the city occurred twice with a half-hour interval. By around 2:00 AM, reports indicated that 13 people had been injured in the attack. Later, the number of injured from the shelling of Kryvyi Rih rose to 17.