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Russian forces struck a hotel in Kryvyi Rih in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast with a missile on March 5, killing four people and injuring at least 32, including a child, Governor Serhii Lysak reported.
The missile struck the five-story hotel around 10 p.m. local time, killing a 53-year-old man. Lysak later reported that two men and a woman were killed in the attack, and a 43-year-old man died in the hospital the following morning.
At least 32 other people suffered injuries, including a child. Fourteen of the victims are in serious condition, Lysak said. Most of the wounded have been hospitalized.
"Just before the strike, volunteers from a humanitarian organization checked into the hotel – citizens of Ukraine, the U.S., and the U.K.," President Volodymyr Zelensky said.
"They survived because they managed to escape their rooms." Zelensky did not specify whether the volunteers suffered any injuries.
The missile strike also damaged 14 apartment buildings, a post office, almost two dozen cars, a cultural center, and 12 shops, the governor said.
Emergency crews are currently working on-scene to clear the rubble from the attack site. 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 Independent news desk
