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

A Russian rocket onslaught connected the cardinal Ukrainian metropolis of Kryvyi Rih has killed astatine slightest 14 radical and near dozens of others wounded, according to determination caput Serhii Lysak.

The caput of city's defence administration, Oleksandr Vilkul, said a ballistic rocket had landed successful the centre of a residential area. Five of the dormant were children and a playground was adjacent to the country of the attack, helium said.

Another section authoritative said blocks of flats had been damaged and fires had breached out.

Kryvyi Rih is President Volodymyr Zelensky's location city, which besides came nether onslaught earlier this week erstwhile a gathering successful the centre was struck. Officials said 4 radical were killed successful that attack.

The onslaught is among the deadliest connected the metropolis since the commencement of Russia's full-scale penetration successful 2022.

Lysak said helium expected the decease toll to rise.

Kryvyi Rih is astir 40 miles (70km) from the beforehand enactment successful eastbound Ukraine and with a colonisation of 600,000 it is reputed to beryllium the longest metropolis successful Europe.