Rocket strike on Kryvyi Rih: rescuers pulled people from the rubble, including a teenager.
In Kryvyi Rih, emergency rescue operations are underway following a Russian missile strike carried out by the enemy on the evening of December 19. Two individuals have been successfully rescued from the rubble of a building.
This information was reported by RBK-Ukraine citing the head of the Dnipropetrovsk Regional Military Administration, Serhiy Lysak.
The official stated that a two-story building was destroyed as a result of the Russian missile strike on Kryvyi Rih.
“A teenage girl and a man were pulled from the debris,” the head of the OVA conveyed.
Additionally, Lysak informed that windows in a 10-story building were also shattered in the city.
“We are clarifying the details,” the official added.
Updated: 3 people injured
According to the State Emergency Service (SES), a two-story multi-apartment residential building was partially destroyed due to the Russian missile strike in Kryvyi Rih.
“Preliminarily, 3 people were injured. Emergency workers rescued 2 individuals from the rubble: a 38-year-old man and a 15-year-old girl,” the emergency services stated.
Furthermore, the SES reported that search and rescue operations in the city have been completed.
The emergency services also released photos from the site of the "impact" in Kryvyi Rih due to the Russian missile strike.
3 4 5 6 7 8 Updated: Number of injured has risen to 5
According to the head of the city defense council, Oleksandr Vilkul, in a post on Telegram at 01:46, it is now known that there are 5 injured individuals - a 15-year-old girl, two men aged 38 and 49, and two women aged 30 and 82.
“Among them, two people were rescued from the rubble thanks to the patrol police and SES. All have moderate injuries,” he explained.
Vilkul also reported that many multi-story buildings and structures in the private sector were damaged due to the enemy's ballistic missile hitting the residential two-story building.
A headquarters for assisting people is being established. The emergency rescue operation in the city has already been completed.
Russian strikes on Kryvyi Rih
Earlier, it was reported that an explosion occurred in Kryvyi Rih on the evening of December 19 during a missile attack from Russian invaders. The Air Force reported a ballistic threat at that moment. A fast-moving target was heading towards the city.
Later, the head of the Kryvyi Rih defense council, Oleksandr Vilkul, spoke about the strike on a residential building.
It should be noted that this shelling of Kryvyi Rih using ballistic missiles occurred almost a day after the previous attack. Last evening, on December 18, explosions were also heard in Kryvyi Rih amid a ballistic threat.
Following the enemy attack on December 18, power outages were reported around Kryvyi Rih. It later became known that there were damages to civilian and energy infrastructure in the city. Among the affected facilities were a hospital and multi-story buildings.