Update: 5 killed, 53 injured in Russian missile strike against Kryvyi Rih.

At least five people have been killed, among them a 10-year-old child, in a Russian missile strike against the city of Kryvyi Rih in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast in the morning of July 31, Ombudsman Dmytro Lubinets reported [1] in an update on Telegram. Lubinets wrote that as of 2 p.m. local time, at least 53 people had been injured [2] by the attack, including five children. In an earlier message Governor Serhii Lysak said [3] that "most (of those injured) are in stable condition.

There are two severe cases." One of the missiles targeted a nine-story residential building, damaging parts of its fourth to ninth floors and starting a fire in an apartment on the fourth floor, the State Emergency Service reported [4]. Lysak stated [5] that 150 residents escaped the apartment building on their own, and another thirty were helped by rescuers.

Another missile hit a four-story university building, where the second to fourth floors were destroyed. According to the State Emergency Service, at least three people were injured at the educational facility.

The aftermath of a Russian missile strike against Kryvyi Rih, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, July 31, 2023. (Source: Serhii Lysak/Telegram)

Air Force spokesperson Yuri Ihnat said that based on preliminary data, Russia likely carried [6] out the attack using ballistic missiles. Kryvyi Rih's Mayor Oleksandr Vilkul reported [7] on explosions in the city around 9 a.m.

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The second most populous city of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, Kryvyi Rih has been repeatedly targeted by Russian missile and drone strikes. On July 8, a drone attack against the city injured [10] one resident.

A Russian missile on June 13 killed [11] 13 people and injured dozens more. The oblast's capital of Dnipro was also recently targeted [12] by Russian missiles, which damaged a high-rise residential building and an abandoned Security Service headquarters. At least 10 people were injured in the attack.

Ukraine war latest: Russia hits Dnipro with missiles, at least 5 injured

Key developments on July 28: * An apartment building and the SBU headquarters in Dnipro were hit in a missile attack * Prosecutor General reports on investigation into deaths and abuse at Olenivka prison * Reports of explosions in Russia's Rostov Oblast * Poland to double the size of its milita...

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^ Ukraine war latest: Russia hits Dnipro with missiles, at least 5 injuredKey developments on July 28: * An apartment building and the SBU headquarters in Dnipro were hit in a missile attack * Prosecutor General reports on investigation into deaths and abuse at Olenivka prison * Reports of explosions in Russia's Rostov Oblast * Poland to double the size of its milita... (kyivindependent.com)