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Russia massively strikes Zelenskyy's hometown: Consequences revealed

Russia massively strikes Zelenskyy's hometown: Consequences revealed Photo: the consequences of the massive Shahed attack on Kryvyi Rih were clarified (Getty Images)
Author: Liliana Oleniak

Russia massively struck Kryvyi Rih, Dnipropetrovsk region, with drones. The attack resulted in fires, damaged houses, an industrial enterprise, a fire station, and more. The resulting fires have already been extinguished, according to the head of the Dnipropetrovsk Regional Military Administration, Serhii Lysak, and the head of the Kryvyi Rih Defense Council, Oleksandr Vilkul.

"At night, Russia attacked Kryvyi Rih with drones. This caused several fires in Kryvyi Rih. The fire was extinguished by the emergency services," the official said.

In Kryvyi Rih, Russian drone strikes damaged an administrative building, warehouses, an enterprise, and 6 cars.

Fortunately, there were no casualties or injuries, Lysak added, and posted a photo of the aftermath of the Russian strike.

Russia massively strikes Zelenskyy's hometown: Consequences revealedA massive fire in Kryvyi Rih caused by a Russian drone attack on the night of March 26 (photo: t.me/dnipropetrovskaODA)

In his turn, Vilkul noted that it was the most massive Russian kamikaze drone attack on Kryvyi Rih since the beginning of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

"All operational services were sent to the sites of the Russian attacks... As a result of the Russian attack, an administrative building, warehouses, an industrial enterprise, and a fire station, and 6 cars were damaged. The information is being clarified, the inspection of the territories continues,” he informed.

The head of the city's defense council thanked the defenders of the Ukrainian sky for repelling the Russian Shahed attack and emphasized that otherwise the consequences could have been much more severe.

"In total, 12 Russian drones were shot down in the sky over the region in the evening and at night... There were no attacks in Kryvyi Rih district at night,” Vilkul said.

He also added that all services, public transport, hospitals, and social institutions are working in Kryvyi Rih.

Russian night drone attack on Ukraine

On the evening of March 25, Russia launched drones at Ukraine, and due to the threat of a Shahed attack, air alerts were declared in many regions.

A series of explosions occurred near the city of Cherkasy. Before that, a Russian drone was spotted moving in the direction of the town.

Also, that night, Russians attacked Okhtyrka in the Sumy region with drones. The Russian attack damaged civilian facilities, including the market, and started a fire.