At least 12 people have been confirmed dead following a Russian missile strike on the central Ukrainian city of Kryvyi Rih on Friday, which struck a residential area.
Regional governor Serhiy Lysak reported via the Telegram messaging app that three children were among the fatalities.
According to Lysak, the missile attack caused significant damage to residential buildings and ignited fires across the affected area.
A local official also shared on Telegram that over 50 individuals sustained injuries in the strike.
Videos shared in local Telegram groups showed scenes of chaos, including plumes of grey smoke rising into the sky and several bodies and wounded individuals lying on the pavements.
“The Russian army carried out a ballistic missile strike on a residential district of Kryvyi Rih. Not a single military facility – just civilian infrastructure,” Ukraine’s human rights ombudsman, Dmytro Lubinets, said on Telegram.
While Russia has denied deliberately targeting civilians, thousands of people have been killed or injured since the invasion of Ukraine began in 2022.