Another Attack on Zelensky's Hometown, At Least 2 Dead and Dozens Buried

Russia conducted an airstrike on the central Ukrainian city of Kryvyi Rih, killing at least two people and burying dozens under building debris. Kryvyi Rih is a major steel-producing city in Ukraine and also the hometown of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky visited his country's special forces near the eastern battleground of Bakhmut on the 29th (local time). [Image source=Yonhap News]

On the 31st (local time), the Ukrainian Ministry of Internal Affairs reported that two missiles launched by Russia toward Kryvyi Rih hit a nine-story residential building and a four-story educational facility, respectively. Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko stated, "At least two people have died, and 57 are trapped under the rubble." According to the regional prosecutor's office, 25 people, including four children, were injured.

President Zelensky released related footage on Telegram. The video showed smoke rising from a large hole in one wall of the nine-story building, and another four-story building was nearly collapsed.

President Zelensky said, "This terror will neither frighten us nor bring us down," adding, "We are still working to save our people."

On the same day, Russia also launched rocket attacks on the southern Ukrainian city of Kherson. Oleksandr Prokudin, governor of Kherson, reported that one person was killed and two were injured.

Drone attacks were also carried out in the Bryansk region of western Russia, which borders the northern Ukrainian Chernihiv and Sumy oblasts. Aleksandr Bogomaz, governor of Bryansk, stated on Telegram that "the Ukrainian military attacked the Druzhbevskiy area overnight" and "the drone attack damaged the police station's roof and windows, but there were no casualties."

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