Russian missile attack on hotel in Kryvyi Rih kills 2, injures 7
Editor’s note: This is a developing story and is being updated.
Russian forces struck a hotel in Kryvyi Rih in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast with a missile on March 5, killing two people and injuring 7, the State Emergency Service of Ukraine reported.
The missile struck the five-storey hotel around 10 p.m. local time, killing a 53-year-old man, as well as one other victim. No additional information was provided on the identities of the deceased.
No information was immediately available on the status of the injured victim. Serhii Lysak, Governor of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast said that at least three of the injured victims were hospitalized.
Emergency crews are currently working on-scene to evacuate more people from the burning hotel. Ukraine’s State Emergency Service said that there may be additional victims under the rubble.
Kryvyi Rih, the hometown of President Volodymyr Zelensky, remains a frequent target of Russian missile attacks. With a population of about 660,000, it is the second-largest city in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, located roughly 70 kilometers (40 miles) northwest of the nearest front line.
The Kyiv IndependentThe Kyiv Independent news desk