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Russia's strike on Kryvyi Rih: Number of injured increases, fatality reported

Russia's strike on Kryvyi Rih: Number of injured increases, fatality reported Photo: aftermath of the Russian strike on Kryvyi Rih on December 24 (t.me/dnipropetrovskaODA)

On Tuesday, December 24, the Russian army launched a ballistic strike on the city of Kryvyi Rih. A high-rise building was targeted, according to the Telegram of Serhii Lysak, head of the Dnipropetrovsk Regional Military Administration.

According to Lysak, as of 05:40 PM Kyiv time, 11 people have been reported injured as a result of the Russian strike, including a 16-year-old girl.

"One more person was pulled from the rubble of the destroyed high-rise building in Kryvyi Rih. Three of the wounded in Kryvyi Rih are in serious condition. In total, as of now, 11 injured have been reported," he said.

It is also known that seven people were hospitalized.

Updated at 05:55 PM Kyiv time

Lysak reported that another man was pulled from the rubble of the building in Kryvyi Rih, destroyed by the Russian forces.

"The doctors did everything possible to revive him. Unfortunately, they were unable to save him," he wrote.

There may still be people under the debris.

Strike on Kryvyi Rih on December 24

Today, around 03:30 PM Kyiv time, an air raid alert was declared in Ukraine, warning Ukrainians about the threat of ballistic weaponry.

Shortly after, it became known that the Russian army hit a high-rise building in Kryvyi Rih.