Russia pounds apartment block in Zelenskyy's hometown, killing at least 6
Russia's overnight attack came as Ukraine said Monday that it had liberated seven villages | Serhiy Lysak/EPA_EFE/Dnippropetrovsk Regional. ilitary ADministration
Russia hit an apartment building in the industrial city of Kryvyi Rih, where Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy was born, with three cruise missiles overnight. At least six people were killed.
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Where did the Russian missile attack take place?
"More terrorist missiles, Russian killers continue their war against residential buildings, ordinary cities and people," Zelenskyy said on social media under a video showing rescuers searching for survivors in burning cars and buildings. "Unfortunately, there are dead and wounded. The rescue operation in Kryvyi Rih continues."
"A tragic night," said Serhiy Lysak, governor of Ukriane's sotheastern Dnipropetrovsk region. The missile strike hit two residential buildings. Local officials said six people were killed and 25 were wounded.
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Who was killed and how many were injured in the Russian missile attack?
"There are probably people under the rubble," Lysak said. "Rescuers are looking for them."
Russia's overnight attack came as Ukraine said Monday that it had liberated seven villages in the east and south of the country, as Kyiv ramps up its much-awaited counteroffensive in a bid to regain some of its territory occupied by Russia.
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What is the current status of Ukrainian counteroffensive?
This is not the first time Zelenskyy's hometown, located along the Inhulets river, has been targeted since the start of Moscow's full-scale invasion in February 2022. In September, Russian forces struck a strategically important dam in the city in an attempt to slow Ukraine's fightback in the region.