UPDATE 2 - At least 10 killed, 28 injured due to missile strike in Ukraine’s Kryvyi Rih

UPDATES DEATH TOLL, INJURIES; ADDS STATEMENT BY HEAD OF KRYVYI RIH MILITARY ADMINISTRATION; CHANGES HEADLINE, LEDE; EDITS THROUGH

By Burc Eruygur

ISTANBUL (AA) - At least 10 people were killed and 28 injured on Tuesday due to a missile strike in the city of Kryvyi Rih in southeastern Ukraine’s Dnipropetrovsk region.

"As of 1:00 p.m. (1000GMT), 10 people have died, one is under rubble, 28 are injured, 12 of them are in the city's hospitals in medium, serious, and very serious condition. The rescue operation is ongoing," Oleksandr Vilkul, the head of the Kryvyi Rih Military Administration, said in a statement on Telegram.

In an earlier statement, Dnipropetrovsk Governor Serhiy Lysak said at least six people were killed and 25 people were wounded by the attack.

During the attack on Kryvyi Rih, "civilian objects were damaged," including "a mutilated five-story building," while 19 of the injured are in hospital, Lysak added.

Lysak also said apartments in the building between the first and fifth floor were on fire, and that the fire, actively being put out by rescuers on site, has covered 700 square meters (7,534 square feet).

In a Telegram message, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy commented on the attack, saying Russia will never be forgiven and it “will be held accountable for every missile they launch.”

“Unfortunately, there are dead and wounded. The rescue operation in Kryvyi Rih continues. My condolences to all those who have lost their loved ones,” Zelenskyy further said.

The ongoing Russia-Ukraine war, which started in February 2022, has killed over 8,900 civilians and wounded more than 15,400, according to the latest UN figures.