Russian missile strike on Kryvyi Rih injures 7

Editor’s note: This is a developing story and is being updated.

A Russian missile attack against the city of Kryvyi Rih in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast on March 29 injured at least seven people, Governor Serhii Lysak reported.

High-rise buildings, houses, a school, and a car wash were damaged, the governor said. Three of the victims have been hospitalized with bruises, shrapnel wounds, and cuts and are in condition of moderate severity.

Oleksandr Vilkul, head of the city’s military administration, reported the attack at 11:33 a.m. local time, saying Moscow deployed a ballistic missile.

The full extent of damage and casualties is being determined.

Kryvyi Rih, the hometown of President Volodymyr Zelensky, remains a frequent target of Russian missile attacks. With a population of about 660,000, it is the second-largest city in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, located roughly 70 kilometers (40 miles) northwest of the nearest front line.

Russia has continued launching missile and drone strikes across Ukraine despite the U.S. efforts to broker a ceasefire and move toward a broader peace deal. Kyiv has said the attacks against civilian targets demonstrate Moscow is not serious about peace.

Russia has rejected a full 30-day truce agreed upon by the U.S. and Ukraine in Jeddah on March 11 and only agreed to a partial ceasefire on strikes against energy facilities and in the Black Sea.

Kyiv has already accused Russia of violating the energy ceasefire, while the future of the Black Sea ceasefire is in doubt as Moscow has linked it to the lifting of some Western sanctions.

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The Kyiv IndependentOlena Goncharova