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Russian missile attack on Kryvyi Rih injures at least 9

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Russian missile attack on Kryvyi Rih injures at least 9
The aftermath of a Russian missile attack against Kryvyi Rih, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, Ukraine, on Aug. 28, 2024. (Governor Serhii Lysak/Telegram)

Russian forces launched a missile attack against the Dnipropetrovsk Oblast city of Kryvyi Rih on Aug. 28, injuring at least nine, authorities said.

Four men aged 29, 41, 44, and 60 were hospitalized with shrapnel wounds, bruises, and other injuries, Governor Serhii Lysak reported following the attack. A 54-year-old woman was also among the injured but did not require hospitalization.

Later during the day, men aged 64, 29, and 18 were also confirmed as injured. The first two of them were hospitalized.

A 46-year-old woman was provided with medical help at the scene, Lysak reported at around 2:30 p.m. local time.

The authorities reported explosions in the city at around 10:50 a.m. local time.

A garage cooperative's building was hit, and over 230 cars were damaged. The attack also damaged windows at a nearby hotel, service station, administrative buildings and a vocational school, according to Lysak.

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.

During a mass Russian strike on Aug. 26, an Iskander missile hit a hotel in Kryvyi Rih, killing at least four people and injuring five.

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Martin Fornusek

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Martin Fornusek is a news editor at the Kyiv Independent. He has previously worked as a news content editor at the media company Newsmatics and is a contributor to Euromaidan Press. He was also volunteering as an editor and translator at the Czech-language version of Ukraïner. Martin studied at Masaryk University in Brno, Czechia, holding a bachelor's degree in security studies and history and a master's degree in conflict and democracy studies.

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