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A RUSSIAN missile strike on Volodymyr Zelensky’s hometown has killed at least 14 people, including six children, and injured more than 50, in one of the deadliest attacks in recent weeks.
The missile slammed into a residential area of Kryvyi Rih on Friday evening, destroying homes, sparking fires, and unleashing chaos on the streets.
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Bloodied survivors staggered into the open or were pulled from the rubble on stretchers as flames roared from shattered buildings.
But dead teenagers were seen lying in the street after the brutal blitz.
“A Russian missile in an ordinary city. Just on the street. In an area with residential buildings,” President Zelensky wrote on Telegram, confirming the rising death toll.
“As of now, 14 people have died, including 6 children. My condolences to the family and friends.”
At least five homes were damaged, and a rescue operation is still ongoing, the brave Ukrainian leader said.
“Russian strikes every day. People die every day. There is only one reason why this continues: Russia does not want a ceasefire, and we see it. The whole world sees it. Every missile, every strike drone proves that Russia only wants war.
“And only on the pressure of the world on Russia, on all efforts to strengthen Ukraine, our air defence, our forces – only on this does it depend when the war will end. America, Europe, everyone else in the world have sufficient capacity to force Russia to abandon terror and war. And this must be ensured: peace is needed.”
The attack followed a drone strike on Kharkiv Thursday night that killed five civilians.
Grim scenes unfolded as emergency teams carried black body bags from a burning apartment block while shocked residents embraced and sobbed under the night sky.
In Kryvyi Rih, the strike shattered a residential district. “Not a single military facility – just civilian infrastructure,” said Ukraine’s human rights ombudsman Dmytro Lubinets.
Regional governor Serhii Lysak described the strike as a “fight against civilians”, confirming children were among the dead.
Video shared in local Telegram chats showed grey smoke billowing, and bodies lying motionless on the pavement.
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