Russians kill four and injure 14 civilians in Kryvyi Rih with their ballistic missile

Russian army personnel launched a ballistic missile attack on the city of Kryvyi Rih on the afternoon of April 2, 2025. Four people died, and fourteen were wounded, according to Ukraine’s Air Force, Serhii Lysak, head of the Dnipropetrovsk Oblast Military Administration, Oleksandr Vilkul, head of Kryvyi Rih City Defence Council, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on X.

At 17:03, the Air Force warned of a high-speed target heading towards Kryvyi Rih.

Dnipropetrovsk Oblast Military Administration reported that as of 17:55, officials confirmed four deaths. Among the injured are a 29-year-old woman and two men aged 35 and 41. 

As of 18:57, reports indicated that another child – a 6-year-old girl – sustained injuries in the attack on Kryvyi Rih. She received medical assistance on the spot.

Meanwhile, an 8-year-old boy remains in serious condition. He is in the trauma care unit. Doctors are currently treating him.

In total, the attack injured 14 people.

Lysak reported that Russians targeted a company. The attack also damaged residential buildings and sparked a fire. The blast wave damaged a gym, windows in an administrative building and multi-storey residential buildings in the city. 

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has also commented on the strike.

“All such Russian strikes prove that Ukraine needs a sufficient number of air defence systems and missiles to protect all people in Ukraine from Russian terror. We are working with all our partners towards this goal and thank everyone helping us,” he tweeted.