Russia launches ‘massive’ missile attack on Zeleskyy’s hometown; kills 10

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Image source: AP In this photo released by the Dnipro regional administration, emergency workers extinguish a fire that broke out after missiles hit a multi-storey apartment building in Kryvyi Rih, Ukraine.

In a latest attack, at least 10 people were killed on Tuesday after Russian forces fired missiles at the hometown of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Kryvyi Rih.

Kryvyi Rih’s mayor, Oleksandr Vilkul, said the missiles hit civilian sites, including a residential building.

Wilkul further said that 28 other people were injured and at least one person is believed to be under the rubble.

In an afternoon update on Tuesday, Wilkul wrote on the Telegram app that a dozen injured people had been taken to city hospitals.

(with inputs from AP)

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