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.
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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.
A Russian ballistic missile struck a residential area in Kryvyi Rih, killing at least 16 people and damaging infrastructure.
Russia launched an Iskander-M ballistic missile at Kryvyi Rih in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast on April 4, killing at least 18 people and injuring 61
The strike hit a residential neighborhood, setting buildings on fire and causing severe damage
Nine children were among the dead
Russian missile attack on Kryvyi Rih on 4 April
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Source story: day-1136a-2025-04-06