Russian missile strike on Kryvyi Rih: Casualties rises to 8
The number of people injured in Kryvyi Rih after Russian shelling on August 28 has increased to 8, according to Serhii Lysak, head of the Dnipropetrovsk Regional Military Administration, and State Emergency Service of Ukraine.
"The victims include a 64-year-old and a 29-year-old man. They are hospitalized in moderate condition. There is also an 18-year-old boy who will be treated on an outpatient basis," Lysak says.
According to him, a garage cooperative and 12 cars were damaged in the town, and windows in a hotel were smashed.
"All services are working at the scene," states the head of the Dnipropetrovsk Regional Military Administration.
Russian shelling of Kryvyi Rih
At around 11 a.m. on Wednesday, August 28, an explosion occurred in Kryvyi Rih, Dnipropetrovsk region. At that time, the alert was declared in the region. In addition to the Dnipropetrovsk region, the threat of ballistic missiles, which the military had warned about, was also announced for Donetsk, Poltava, Zaporizhzhia, Kherson, and Kharkiv regions.
Later, local authorities said that the Russian occupiers had hit urban infrastructure and a fire broke out. Initially, 3 people were reported injured in Kryvyi Rih as a result of the Russian strike, later 4, and then 5.
On August 27, Russian troops attacked a hotel in Kryvyi Rih. According to the latest reports, 4 people were killed and five others were injured.