Russian forces hit hotel in Kryvyi Rih with missile: 2 killed and 28 injured – photos
Pravda Ukraine
The Russians launched a missile strike on the city of Kryvyi Rih in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast on the evening of 5 March, damaging civilian infrastructure, killing and injuring people.
Source: Serhii Lysak, Head of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast Military Administration; State Emergency Service of Ukraine
Quote: “Missile attack on Kryvyi Rih. A fire broke out. Civilian infrastructure has been damaged. People may be trapped under the rubble. We are establishing information regarding the aftermath.”
Details: Later, Lysak reported that two people were known to have been injured: a 43-year-old man and a 49-year-old woman.
Both are in a critical condition. Doctors are providing all necessary medical assistance.
At 22:47, it became known that a 53-year-old man had died as a result of the attack. There were three injured, all of whom were hospitalised.
Updated: Later, the State Emergency Service clarified that a Russian missile hit a five-storey hotel, causing a fire.
Fourteen people have been rescued. The stairwell in the building was destroyed and people may still be trapped under the rubble.
As of 23:20, the State Emergency Service reported that two people had been killed and seven injured.
The rescue operation is ongoing, with people being evacuated from the second and third floors.
Later, Lysak wrote that the number of injured in Kryvyi Rih had risen to 14. Half of them are in a critical condition, while the rest are in a moderate condition.
Updated at 00:38: Lysak reported that the number of injured had increased to 28, including a child.
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