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At least 12 people, including two children, were killed on Friday in Kryvyi Rih , Ukraine , when a Russian missile hit a residential area of the city, according to the regional governor, who made the announcement via Telegram.

A local official added that more than 50 people were injured.

🕯️🙏 12 dead already in Kryvyi Rih, more than 50 injured.

— The Ukrainian Review (@UkrReview) April 4, 2025

💔💔 Kryvyi Rih. Among the dead — three children. Russia has launched yet another strike. At least 12 people have been killed and over 50 injured. Cars and garages are burning, civilian infrastructure has been destroyed.

— Iuliia Mendel (@IuliiaMendel) April 4, 2025

Repeated blows

On Wednesday, a Russian missile hit a facility in Kryvyi Rih, killing four civilians, including an 8-year-old boy and a 6-year-old girl who were among the 14 injured, the regional governor said via Telegram.

The 8-year-old is hospitalized in serious condition. The explosion caused damage to a gym, an administrative building, and apartment buildings.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky , who is originally from Kryvyi Rih, released photos from the scene of the attack, showing bloodied bodies on the ground, thick black smoke, and a burning building.

"All over the world, such attacks have a name – terrorism. The only way to stop this is to put enough pressure on Moscow, on the Russian system, to abandon war and terrorism," he said in a post on X, appealing to the United States and other allies.