💥 Attack

Russian forces launched a ballistic attack on Kryvyi Rih using two Iskander ballistic missiles, striking residential apartment buildings.

January 8, 2026 Kryvyi Rih, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast

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Ukrainska Pravda Kyiv Independent

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Russian forces (military_unit) Iskander ballistic missiles (weapon_system) Ukrainian Air Force (organization) Russia (organization) Kryvyi Rih (location) Iskander missiles (weapon_system) Kryvyi Rih residential buildings (location) Iskander ballistic missile (weapon_system) Iskander missile (weapon_system) Iskander missile system (weapon_system)

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Ukrainska Pravda → Source tone: certain

Russians struck apartment buildings with two Iskander ballistic missiles

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: certain

At least 23 people have been injured after a Russian ballistic missile strike damaged residential buildings in the city of Kryvyi Rih, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast. One person — a 77-year-old woman — died in the attack.

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Extracted: 2026-02-16T21:56:56.500Z

Source story: 8015223