The death toll from Russian missile attacks on the city of Krivoy Rog rises to six

Zelensky denounces that "Russian murderers continue their war against residential buildings, cities and civilians"

At least six people have died and another 25 have been wounded by a series of missile attacks carried out by the Russian Army against a residential area in the city of Krivóy Rog, located in the province of Dnipropetrovsk, in the east of the country.

"Unfortunately, six people have died. Rescue operations are underway," said the head of the Krivoy Rog Regional Administration, Oleksandr Vilkul, minutes after the regional governor, Serhiy Lisak, spoke of three dead and 25 injured. , including 19 who had been hospitalized.

Thus, Lisak affirmed that the anti-aircraft defense systems had shot down three cruise missiles, although others had hit the city. On the other hand, he stressed that the firefighters are putting out a fire that broke out in the area that covers 700 square meters and affects the apartments of a five-story building.

The governor has spoken of "another terrorist act by the Russians in the residential sector." "At night. Treasonously. Cruelly", he has denounced, while he has asked the population not to ignore the alarms because "it continues to be dangerous".

For his part, the Ukrainian president, Volodimir Zelenski, has denounced that "Russian murderers continue their war against residential buildings, cities and people." "Unfortunately, there are dead and wounded", he pointed out after the attack on Krivoy Rog, before accusing Russia of using "terrorist missiles".

"Rescue operations in Krivói Rog continue," the president asserted through a message on his Telegram account. "My condolences to all those who have lost loved ones. The terrorists will never be forgiven and will be held accountable for every missile they launch," Zelenski concluded.

Along these lines, the main adviser to the Ukrainian Presidency, Mikhailo Podoliak, stressed that "there are an unknown number of people under the rubble" and lamented that "this type of thing happens every night." "Russia is flagrantly destroying Ukraine", he has highlighted through a message on his account on the social network Twitter.

"I understand that, sitting thousands of kilometers from Ukraine, one can talk about 'geopolitics', 'agreement', how undesirable it is to escalate for months and allow the 'Russian world' to continue its onslaught, but there are still decisions key that is necessary to take. Russia is destined to lose and sit before the courts," he added.