Missile event in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, Kryvyi Rih area, Ukraine on Mon 11th November 2024

Russian ballistic missile hits Ukrainian city of Kryvyi Rih, residential building damaged, children injured
Russian forces attacked the city of Kryvyi Rih with a ballistic missile and hit a five-storey building on 11 November. The city authorities reported that some people sustained injuries, and rescue workers are working at the scene.

Sources: Oleksandr Vilkul, Head of Kryvyi Rih Defence Council; Ukraine’s Air Force; Serhii Lysak, Head of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast Military Administration

Quote from Vilkul: "The monsters who claim they only fire ‘high-precision’ weapons hit a multi-storey residential building with ballistic missiles. A search and rescue operation is underway...

There are wounded who have already been taken to hospital."

Details: Rescue workers, medics and utility workers are working at the scene.

Lysak said that a five-storey residential building was damaged.

Update: Lysak said that apartments from the ground floor to the fourth floor in one section had been damaged. A fire broke out.

Dnipropetrovsk Oblast Military Administration reported that two children sustained injuries in Kryvyi Rih: "A 10-year-old girl was treated on the spot. However, an 11-year-old boy was taken to hospital in a moderate condition. In total, six people were injured in the attack."

Later, rescuers reported that 5 people had been rescued. 35 apartment buildings and 11 cars had their windows damaged.

As of 14:47, Vilkul reported 12 victims, including two children aged 11 and 10. A boy, 11, is in the hospital, while another girl aged 10 will receive treatment on an outpatient basis.

The hospital has a total of four patients in moderate condition.

More than 40 apartment buildings sustained damage.

There may be more people trapped under the rubble. Search and rescue operations continue.