Number of casualties in overnight attack on Kryvyi Rih rises

The head of Kryvyy Rih military administration, Oleksandr Vilkul, said this on Telegram.

Unfortunately, there are already six dead. The rescue operation continues," the message reads.

Following the Russian missile strike, a mobile reception centre for victims has been set up in Kryvyi Rih.

The Interior Ministry said Interior Ministry services in Kryvyi Rih are working in response to the missile attack. A mobile application centre has been set up for those affected. There are reportedly dead and wounded as a result of the shelling.

Representatives of the ministry also said that rescuers were working on eliminating the consequences of the overnight Russian missile strikes.

The media in Kryvyy Rih also relay the stories of those who suffered from the occupants' rocket attack.

In particular, people were left with a terrible impression of the explosion. The victims managed to take only the essentials with them.

In a comment published on the Novosti. LIVE, mother and daughter Lyudmila and Tatiana say they managed to take pre-prepared items and a few bottles of water with them and then ran out into the street.

We quickly made a run for it, managing only to grab the bags we had prepared in advance and a few bottles of water," said one of the women.

Another eyewitness added that she could not see anything because of the smoke. According to the victim, she heard several explosions in a row.

I was near the window, and the first blast was followed by a second, a third... I couldn't get up, and the debris kept falling on me. I managed to get a 'panic bag' from the door... with the documents. I couldn't wait any longer," the woman recounted.

She also noted that she did not see any other victims due to the fact that the attack from the Russian side took place at night. "I couldn't see other people because my face was covered in blood," the victim shared.