UPDATE - At least 6 killed, 25 injured due to missile strike in Ukraine’s Kryvyi Rih

UPDATES HEADLINE AND LEDE, ADDS LATEST STATEMENT BY DNIPROPETROVSK GOVERNOR; EDITS THROUGH

By Burc Eruygur

ISTANBUL (AA) - At least six people were killed and 25 injured early Tuesday due to a missile strike in the city of Kryvyi Rih in southeastern Ukraine’s Dnipropetrovsk region.

"A nighttime rocket attack on Kryvyi Rih claimed six lives. Rescue work continues at the gutted private apartment. They are still looking for people there who may be under the rubble," Governor Serhiy Lysak said on Telegram.

A total of 25 people were wounded by the attack, according to updated information, Lysak noted.

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