In this photo provided by the National Police of Ukraine, emergency services and policemen work to save an injured police officer from under the rubble following a Russian attack in Kryvyi Rih, Ukraine, Friday, Sept. 8, 2023. (National Police of Ukraine via AP)

Russian missile hits residence in Kryvyi Rih, five injured: Officials

Ukraine

Reuters

Published: 20 December ,2024: 07:24 AM GST Updated: 20 December ,2024: 07:34 AM GST

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A Russian missile struck and badly damaged a two-storey residence in the southeastern Ukrainian city of Kryvyi Rih, injuring five people, including two pulled alive from under the rubble, officials said.

Serhiy Lysak, governor of Dnipropetrovsk region, wrote on Telegram that a man and a teenage girl had been rescued in Kryvyi Rih, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s hometown. Windows were shattered in a nearby 10-storey apartment building.

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Oleksandr Vilkul, head of the city’s military administration, said three other people were injured. He said rescue operations had been completed.

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