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As the Ukrainian troops gained some progress in the Donetsk region on Sunday by recapturing three villages in her counteroffensive operations in Russian held Ukraine, the Russian military have replied with a massive missile attack on a residential building in Ukraine's Kryvyi Rih city that has seen a number of casualties in the attack.
At least six people have been killed and more than 30 wounded in a “massive missile attack” by Russia on civilian buildings in the central Ukrainian city of Kryvyi Rih, according to local officials.
A multistorey residential building was among the civilian infrastructure hit in the early morning attack on Tuesday, said Serhiy Lisak, governor of the Dnipropetrovsk region where Kryvyi Rih is located.
Lisak reported early this morning on his telegram that a five-storey building in Ukraine's Kryvyi Rih city was hit by massive Russian missiles and 3 residents were killed and 25 others injured during the attack.
It was updated by the city’s mayor, Oleksandr Vilkul, that about 6 residents are already confirmed dead and more than 30 others are seriously wounded and that most likely for more people to be trapped in the building.
“Unfortunately, there are already six dead. The rescue operation continues,” Vilkul said on the Telegram messaging app.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy offered his condolences to the families of those killed in Kryvyi Rih, promising that Russian “terrorists will never be forgiven” and would be “held accountable for every missile they launch”.
“Unfortunately, there are dead and wounded. The rescue operation in Kryvyi Rih continues. My condolences to all those who have lost their loved ones,” he wrote in a tweet.
https://twitter.com/ZelenskyyUa/status/1668480633864171521?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1668480633864171521%7Ctwgr%5E1097f8a3c67b7b97b6b8f89ad0382777797b8590%7Ctwcon%5Es1_c10&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.aljazeera.com%2Fnews%2F2023%2F6%2F13%2Frussia-air-attack-hits-apartment-building-in-central-ukraine
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Kryvyi Rih, which is Zelenskyy’s home town, was hit by a Russian missile in December that killed three people and wounded at least 13.
It bothers me a lot why most of the Russian missile attacks are targeted towards civilian populated areas, most especially residential building and worst of all when people are still sleeping or preparing for their daily actions. This is against the rules of engagement during war. This makes this attack by the Russian military a crime against humanity and everyone across the world is witnessing the damages the Russians are causing Ukraine for more than 15 months since it's invasion in February 2022.
References:
- https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/6/13/russia-air-attack-hits-apartment-building-in-central-ukraine
- https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russia-launches-massive-missile-attack-kryvyi-rih-central-ukraine-officials-2023-06-13/
- https://www.aa.com.tr/en/russia-ukraine-war/at-least-6-killed-25-injured-due-to-missile-strike-in-ukraine-s-kryvyi-rih/2920939
- https://kyivindependent.com/update-6-killed-in-russian-missile-attack-on-kryvyi-rih/
- https://www.timesofisrael.com/3-killed-in-russian-strike-on-ukrainian-city-of-kryvyi-rih/