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Number of injured in Russia's July 8 attack on Kryvyi Rih rises to 53

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Number of injured in Russia's July 8 attack on Kryvyi Rih rises to 53
The aftermath of a Russian attack on Kryvyi Rih, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, on July 8, 2024. (Ukraine's General Prosecutor's Office / Telegram)

At least 53 people were injured in the Russian missile attack on the Ukrainian city of Kryvyi Rih in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast on July 8, Yevhen Sytnychenko, head of the district military administration, reported on July 11.

The number of injured has risen from 47 to 53 over the past four days. The strike also killed 10 people, including six women and four men.

Twenty-nine people remain hospitalized, with four in serious condition and the other 25 in moderate condition, according to Sytnychenko.

Russia carried out a mass aerial attack on the morning of July 8, targeting the cities of Kyiv, Dnipro, Kryvyi Rih, Sloviansk, and Kramatorsk. The Russian military used Kinzhal ballistic missiles, as well as Kh-101 and Kh-22 cruise missiles, to attack the cities.

Kryvyi Rih, with a population of around 660,000, is the second most populous city in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast. It has suffered multiple deadly attacks by Russian forces since the outbreak of the full-scale war.

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Kateryna Hodunova is a News Editor at the Kyiv Independent. She previously worked as a sports journalist in several Ukrainian outlets and was the deputy chief editor at Suspilne Sport. Kateryna covered the 2022 Olympics in Beijing and was included in the Special Mentions list at the AIPS Sport Media Awards. She holds a bachelor's degree in political journalism from Taras Shevchenko University and a master's degree in political science from the National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy.

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