Russian missile strike hits Kryvyi Rih: two dead, child injured
updatedA Russian missile attack targeted Kryvyi Rih, according to the head of the city's Defense Council, Oleksandr Vilkul.
"Do not take or post photos online," Vilkul wrote at 4:31 PM local time.
Preliminary reports indicated damage to an administrative building. The regional governor of Dnipropetrovsk, Serhiy Lysak, confirmed the attack at 4:57 PM, adding that further details were being clarified.
Earlier, at 3:58 PM, the Air Force had warned of a ballistic missile threat from Russian-occupied Crimea. Minutes later, residents of Kryvyi Rih and Kropyvnytskyi were urged to take cover. By 4:23 PM, military sources reported the missile was en route to Kryvyi Rih.
Update at 5:13 PM: A man was reported dead, and a six-year-old boy was injured. The child is hospitalized in moderate condition, according to the regional governor.
One individual remains unaccounted for as rescue teams survey the damaged building.
Update at 5:57 PM: The State Emergency Service reported one confirmed death and 13 injuries. Four of the injured are hospitalized in moderate condition. Rescue efforts involve 40 personnel and 10 vehicles.
Update at 6:24 PM: Lysak announced that a man injured in the strike had died in the hospital, raising the death toll to two. The total number of injured remains at 13.