💥 Attack

Explosions were heard in Kryvyi Rih, with early reports indicating the city was struck by a ballistic missile. No casualties were reported.

August 12, 2023 Kryvyi Rih, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast

Verified Independently confirmed by 4 sources

Ukrainska Pravda Kyiv Independent Kyiv Post Censor.NET

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Entities

Kryvyi Rih (location) Russian forces (organization) Russia (organization) Volodymyr Zelenskyy (person) Russian Armed Forces (military_unit) Nikopol (location) Dnipropetrovsk Oblast (location) Serhiy Lysak (person) Oleksandr Vilkul (person)

Source Reports

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Ukrainska Pravda → Source tone: certain

Explosions were heard in the city of Kryvyi Rih.

Ukrainska Pravda → Source tone: likely

Early reports indicate the city was struck by a ballistic missile.

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: certain

Explosions were reported in Kryvyi Rih on Aug. 12 which Dnipropetrovsk Oblast Governor Serhii Lysak later confirmed were from a Russian missile strike.

Kyiv Post → Source tone: likely

A missile attack targeted Kryvyi Rig, the hometown of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, according to Governor Sergiy Lysak.

Censor.NET → Source tone: certain

In the Zaporizhzhia direction, artillery bombarded more than 25 settlements, including ... Nikopol of the Dnipropetrovsk region.

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