According to Ukrainian information, at least 18 people were killed in a Russian rocket attack on the hometown of Ukrainian President Wolodymyr Selenskyj. According to the authorities, there are nine children. The city’s military administrative administration chief said that more than two dozen other people were injured in the attack on Krywyj Rih.
An ordinary city had been hit that the blow was led against a busy street and residential buildings, complained Selenskyj. “There is only one reason why this continues: Russia doesn’t want a fire break and we see it.” The Ukrainian head of state called for the pressure on the government in Moscow: America, Europe and the rest of the world had enough opportunities to force Russia, terror and war. Greatest possible effort to strengthen the Ukraine And their air defense and armed forces could help “decide when the war ends,” said Selenskyj.
The government of US President Donald Trump had campaigned for an early ceasefire in the war that has been going on for more than three years in the past few weeks. Russia However, a fire break suggested by the USA and Ukraine refused without any preconditions.
Ukraine accuses Russia of false information
The city of Krywyj Rih in the center of Ukraine has been regularly shot at by the Russian army since the beginning of the Russian attack war in Ukraine. Finally, four people were killed on Wednesday in a rocket attack on the city. Krywyj Rih is about 60 kilometers northwest of the front line and counted more than 600,000 inhabitants before the war.
The Russian military confirmed the blow against Krywyj Rih. However, it spoke of a “high precision”. A restaurant was hit in which Ukrainian commanders had met with Western instructors. “Due to the blow, the opponent’s losses were 85 soldiers and officers of foreign states,” says the press release. In addition, around 20 military vehicles were destroyed. The government in Moscow made no information about civilian victims. There were no evidence of military goals on the Ukrainian side of the attack.
The Ukrainian military spoke of Russian false information. “The rocket has hit a residential area with a playground,” wrote the military’s general staff in a declaration on Telegram.
