April 4 strike on Ukraine's Kryvyi Rih: 32 foreign diplomats visit site of Russian war crime

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andriy Sybiha reported.

“After Russia killed nine children with a cluster missile strike on Kryvyi Rih, I invited foreign ambassadors to Ukraine to personally visit the site of this war crime,” Sybiha wrote.

He said that 32 diplomats came to Kryvyi Rih and visited the site where a Russian ballistic missile hit on April 4. Then 9 children and 11 adults were killed in the Russian attack.

“It is important that foreign diplomats see the consequences of Russia's criminal terror with their own eyes. We are working with our partners to provide Kryvyi Rih with additional support,” the minister emphasized.

Serhiy Lysak, head of the Dnipropetrovsk Regional Military Administration, called the ambassadors' strike at the site of the attack in Kryvyi Rih a strong signal of support. 

“We talked about the challenges of the war. We talked about the crimes committed by the aggressor and their consequences,” he added.

The head of the Regional Military Administration said that in more than three years of full-scale invasion, the region has experienced 12,000 shelling. During this time, 515 civilians were killed in Dnipropetrovsk region, and more than 3,000 residents were injured.

“Every day, Russia directs weapons at peaceful towns and villages, infrastructure. It brings death and destruction. It kills people who are resting at home, going to work. Children playing on playgrounds... So far, people in Kryvyi Rih are saying goodbye to their children. While the country is mourning them. Together with our partners, we must act to stop Russia. To punish for every lost life. To win a just peace,” emphasized Lysak.

• On April 4, the occupying Russian army attacked Kryvyi Rih, Dnipropetrovsk region, with ballistic missiles, killing 19 civilians, including nine children.