In addition to the hotel, located in a very populated civil district, the Russian air strike Wednesday evening also damaged 14 residential buildings, two schools, two children’s gardens, a post office and business rooms, said the mayor of Kryvyi Rih, Oleksandr Vilkul, in an article on Telegram.
More than 30 people were injured in the attack on the city, including a 13 -year -old girl, said Vilkul. He added that 28 people had been hospitalized, including three in extremely serious condition and 11 in serious condition.
The Russian Defense Ministry has not yet commented on the strike. Earlier this week, the United States decided to stop all military aid in Ukraine, and shortly after, the sharing of intelligence with Kyiv in a decision to push Zelenskyy to negotiate on American conditions which include any security guarantee from Washington.
The intel sharing stopped at a time when Moscow accelerates drone and missile attacks against Ukraine, exhausting kyiv air missile stocks. In addition to Kryvyi Rih, Russia also attacked the regions of Kharkiv, Odesa and Sumy. The Ukrainian Air Force said it had shot 68 out of 112 Russian drones and no missile.
Intelligence sharing Ukraine to prepare and repel the Russian missile strikes in the past.
“Each day, Ukrainian families are based on exact and precise information to protect their lives and children from the incessant attacks of Russian missiles and drones,” said Paul Grod, president of the Ukrainian World Congress Advocacy Group on Wednesday. “This critical information is not just strategic support-it is the difference between life and death, providing precious minutes of civilians to seek security underground,” he said.
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