Kirovohrad Oblast Governor Andrii Raikovych. (Andrii Raikovych/Telegram)
Russian troops attacked Kropyvnytskyi district in Kirovohrad Oblast on May 3, injuring a man, Governor Andrii Raikovych said.
Infrastructure facilities and houses reportedly came under Russian missile strike. A man born in 1952 was hospitalized with severe injury, Raikovych said.
Emergency services are working at the attack sites. No further details were disclosed.
Kropyvnytskyi, with a population of around 220,000, is the administrative center of Kirovohrad Oblast in central Ukraine.
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