The major Russian rocket attack was against the industrial city of Kryvyi Rih, in central Ukraine, last night. At least six are dead and at least 25 are injured, according to the Dnipropetrovsk region’s governor, Serhij Lysak. He describes the attack as “massive”. – There are still people lying in the ruins, writes Lysak on the messaging service Telegram. On the night of 13 June, several civilian buildings were hit by Russian missiles in the industrial city of Kryvyi Rih in Ukraine. Among the civilian buildings that were hit, one is said to be a five-storey residential building. Large parts of the building are completely destroyed. Four people were also injured at another location in the industrial city, the governor said. The city of Kryvyi Rih is also President Volodymyr Zelenskyi’s hometown. – The rescue operation continues, says mayor Oleksandr Vilkul on Telegram. The fire brigade and police are working on the scene after Russian rockets hit a block of flats in the Dnipropetrovsk region in the morning hours. Photo: REUTERS/Alina Smutko / Reuters Several air strikes In eastern Ukraine, Russian drones hit civilian infrastructure last night, while an air strike was averted in the Kyiv region. According to Serhij Popko, head of Kyiv’s military administration, all the rockets were shot down.
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