💥 Attack

Russian forces launched a ballistic missile equipped with cluster munitions at Kryvyi Rih, striking a playground and apartment courtyard and killing eighteen civilians including six children.

April 4, 2025 Kryvyi Rih, Dnipropetrovsk

Verified Independently confirmed by 3 sources

Stefan Korshak (Substack) Kyiv Independent Institute for the Study of War

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Entities

Russian military (military_unit) ballistic missiles (weapon_system) cluster munitions (weapon_system) Kryvyi Rih (location) Bridget Brink (person) Iskander-M ballistic missile (weapon_system) Russian forces (military_unit) UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (organization) Russia (organization) Russian Federation (organization)

Source Reports

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Stefan Korshak (Substack) → Source tone: likely

Russian forces launched a ballistic missile equipped with cluster munitions at Kryvyi Rih, striking a playground and apartment courtyard and killing eighteen civilians including six children.

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: certain

An Iskander-M missile struck a children's playground in Kryvyi Rih, killing 20 people, including 9 children.

Institute for the Study of War → Source tone: certain

The April 4 Russian missile strike killed 18 people including 9 children

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Extracted: 2026-02-16T21:56:26.160Z

Source story: day-1136a-2025-04-06