On the evening of Saturday, October 19, Russian occupation forces launched two attacks on Kryvyi Rih using ballistic missiles. Oleksandr Vilkul, the head of the City Defense Council, announced this. According to him, as of 01:39, 13 victims were known, among whom one person is in the operating room.
Residential buildings were damaged during the enemy attack, which prompted an immediate response from local rescue and medical services. The details of the affected areas have not been released at this time, but Vilkul said that all services are working at full capacity to eliminate the consequences of the impact and provide assistance to the victims.
"The headquarters for helping people is deployed in the Dovgyntsiv Executive Committee on Dniprovskyi Shosse, 11. The necessary materials for the repair of houses, such as film and OSB, are already being delivered," Vilkul added. Victims can also contact the nearest Point of Invincibility, located at school #109 on Yaroslav the Wise Street.
The head of the Dnipropetrovsk OVA Serhiy Lysak also reported that the car caught fire as a result of the strikes of the Russian army, but the fire was quickly extinguished. Rescue operations are ongoing.