Russian attack on Kryvyi Rih kills 3, injures 17, including 6-year-old boy

Editor's Note: The article was updated according to the latest casualties' report from local authorities.

Russian forces attacked Kryvyi Rih in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast on Dec. 6, killing three and injuring 17, including a six-year-old boy, the State Emergency Service of Ukraine reported.

The strike, which occurred around 5 p.m. local time, targeted an administrative building with a ballistic missile.

One man was killed at the scene of impact, another one died in a hospital, and the body of the third person was removed from the rubble in the early hours of Dec. 7. Five people, including a boy, were hospitalized. Some of them are in moderate-to-severe condition.

One person is probably still under the rubble.

"People have cut, bruised, and shrapnel wounds. Everyone is provided with the necessary medical care," Governor Serhii Lysak wrote on his Telegram.

Rescuers are inspecting the damaged building. The number of casualties is still being confirmed, according to the governor.

The Russian attack destroyed a three-story building and damaged residential buildings, as well as cars nearby, according to the State Emergency Service of Ukraine.

"Russia's words mean nothing, but its bombs and missiles speak volumes," President Volodymyr Zelensky said of the attack on Telegram.

"Putin does not seek real peace — he seeks the ability to treat any country this way, with bombs, missiles, and all other forms of violence. Only through strength can we resist this. And only through strength can real peace be established."

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 zone.

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