Thursday, 13 June 2024

Russian missile attack on Ukraine kills 9 in President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's hometown, Kryvyi Rih.

Extract from ABC News 

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Rescue workers at the scene of a Russian missile strike in Ukraine's south.

Nine people have been killed and 29 others injured in a Russian ballistic missile strike on Ukraine's southern city of Kryvyi Rih.

A further four people have been reported missing and five children are among those injured, Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko said.

The attack in President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's hometown is the deadliest in weeks. 

It damaged an administrative building and an apartment block, Ukraine's military command said on the Telegram messaging app.

Emergency services workers sit on the ground and drink water.
Emergency workers rest as they clear the rubble.(AP Photo: Ukrainian Emergency Service)

"Every day and every hour, Russian terror proves that Ukraine, together with its partners, should strengthen air defences," Mr Zelenskyy said, commenting on the attack.

In video shared by Mr Zelenskyy, one man was shown being carried out of the rubble on a stretcher. 

Firefighters battled blazes and rescuers heaved a block of concrete in the ruins.

The United States has agreed to send another Patriot missile system, two US officials said late on Tuesday.

"Modern air defence systems are capable of providing maximum protection of people, our cities, and our positions," Mr Zelenskyy said. "And we need as many of them as possible."

Rescuers working at missile strike site.
Rescuers work at a site of the missile strike in Kryvyi Rih. (Reuters: Press service of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine  )

Early on Wednesday, local time, Ukraine's air force said it shot down more than two dozen air targets, including cruise missiles, a Kinzhal ballistic missile and Shahed drones. 

Several people were wounded, authorities said.

Kyiv's outgunned and outnumbered forces are battling to hold back the bigger Russian army, which is trying to exploit Ukrainian vulnerabilities. 

Ukraine has been short of troops, ammunition and air defences in recent months as the Kremlin's forces try to cripple the national power supply and punch through the front line in eastern parts of the country.

Several diplomatic events over the next few days are aimed at how to help Ukraine fend off the Russian invasion or how to bring about an end to the war. 

Reuters/AP

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