Russian Missile Strike Kills Six in Ukraine's Kryvyi Rig

An Iskander-M ballistic missile, launched from Voronezh, hit a private house where a large family lived

By : AFP

Update: 2026-07-30 03:45 GMT

The photograph shows smoke in the sky following Russian ballistic missile strikes over the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv amid the Russian invasion in Ukraine. (Sergei SUPINSKY / AFP)

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KYIV: A Russian missile strike killed at least six people in central Ukraine, including two girls, the head of Kryvyi Rig's military administration said on Thursday.

"In a village on the outskirts of Kryvyi Rig, a direct strike by an Iskander-M ballistic missile, launched from Voronezh, hit a private house where a large family lived, killing girls aged five and 12 and four adults," Oleksandr Vilkul said, adding that a further eight people were wounded and that the death toll may rise.