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Editor’s note: This is a developing story and is being updated.
Casualties from the Russian missile attack on Kryvyi Rih late on Oct. 28 have increased to one dead and 14 injured, Ukrainian authorities reported on Oct. 29.
The attack damaged 11 apartment buildings, a medical clinic, a school, an administrative building, and 10 garages, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast Governor Serhii Lysak reported. A gas pipeline was also struck.
A 39-year-old man died in the hospital following the attack, Lysak said. Fourteen people were injured, 10 of whom were hospitalized.
One of the victims is in intensive care, while the others are in moderate condition, Oleksandr Vilkul, the head of the city's military administration, said.
Five people were rescued from the partially destroyed high-rise, according to the National Police.
The attack destroyed 12 garages and ignited a fire spread across 500 square meters, affecting a residential building and several outbuildings.
Russia launched a series of attacks targeting residential neighborhoods in Ukrainian cities overnight on Oct. 28-29. Civilians were killed and injured in strikes against Kyiv and Kharkiv.
Kryvyi Rih, the hometown of President Volodymyr Zelensky, remains a frequent target of Russia's missile attacks.
Since Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, Moscow's forces have attacked military and civilian sites across the country using missiles and drones. Kryvyi Rih, with a population of around 660,000, is the second-largest city in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast. The city is about 70 kilometers northwest of its nearest front-line zone.
Kateryna Hodunova
