Russian ballistic missile strike on Ukraine’s Kryvyi Rih leaves four dead, several injured

This was reported by the head of the Dnipropetrovsk Regional Military Administration, Serhiy Lysak.

According to him, emergency rescue operations after the Russian attack on the city have been completed.

The attack killed four people and injured nine others. In particular, five people were hospitalized, while the rest were treated on the spot. Four high-rise buildings, 17 private houses and about 10 cars were also damaged.

The official thanked the rescuers, doctors, municipal workers and psychologists who helped the residents after the Russian attack.

Earlier, the head of the Kryvyi Rih Defense Council, Oleksandr Vilkul, said that Russians had killed four civilians with a ballistic missile: three women aged 61, 50 and 43, and a 20-year-old man.

“There are seven wounded. Three of them are seriously wounded, two of them are men and one is in an extremely serious condition. 11 houses were damaged, their windows, roofs, and facades were smashed,” Vilkul added.

At 2 p.m. the head of the Dnipropetrovsk regional military administration, Serhiy Lysak, reported the strike on Kryvyi Rih, resulting in at least three deaths. A school and residential buildings were also damaged.

At 12:14 a.m., the Ukrainian Air Force reported a fast-moving target over Kryvyi Rih. Fifteen minutes later, the military warned again about a ballistic missile heading towards the city.

Ombudsman's response

The Ukrainian Parliament Commissioner for Human Rights, Dmytro Lubinets, described the Russian missile attack on Kryvyi Rih another crime committed by Russia against Ukraine and international law.

He emphasized that Russia once again violated the Geneva Conventions, which explicitly prohibit strikes on civilian objects and guarantee the protection of the civilian population during wartime.

"Civilian objects — schools, hospitals, residential buildings — cannot be targets. The war waged by Russia is aimed at destroying not only infrastructure but also the lives, rights, and freedoms of Ukrainians," Lubinets stated.

• On January 15, the Russian army attacked Nikopol with multiple rocket launch systems, resulting in the death of a woman and injuries to a man.