Children among 14 dead in Russian attack on Ukrainian city, say officials

A Russian missile attack on the central Ukrainian city of Kryvyi Rih has killed at least 14 people and left dozens of others wounded, according to regional head Serhii Lysak.

The head of city's defence administration, Oleksandr Vilkul, said a ballistic missile had landed in the centre of a residential area. Five of the dead were children and a playground was close to the scene of the attack, he said.

Another local official said blocks of flats had been damaged and fires had broken out.

Kryvyi Rih is President Volodymyr Zelensky's home city, which also came under attack earlier this week when a building in the centre was struck. Officials said four people were killed in that attack.

The attack is among the deadliest on the city since the start of Russia's full-scale invasion in 2022.

Lysak said he expected the death toll to rise.

Kryvyi Rih is about 40 miles (70km) from the front line in eastern Ukraine and with a population of 600,000 it is reputed to be the longest city in Europe.