Russian missiles hit another apartment building in Kryvyi Rih, claims Ukraine

Russian missiles slammed into the central Ukrainian city of Kryvyi Rih killing two people wounding at least 20 others and trapping up to seven beneath rubble Ukraines interior minister said MondayThe two missiles struck an apartment building destroying a section of it between the fourth and ninth floors Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko said Part of a fourstory university building also was destroyed he saidMeanwhile a Ukrainian artillery strike on partially occupied Donetsk province killed two people and wounded six in the regional capital according to Denis Pushilin the Moscowinstalled leader of the llegally annexed provinceA bus was also hit as Ukrainian forces shelled the city of Donetsk multiple times Monday Pushilin said Neither sides claims could be independently verified In Kryvyi Rih video showed rescue crews working through the wreckage from the part of the university building that was demolishedBlack smoke billowed from corner apartments in the apartment building Outside debris was strewn across the treelined street Parked cars were burned out or damaged The governor of Dnipropetrovsk province Serhii Lysak said the morning attack wounded 31 people including four children It was not possible to reconcile different casualty figuresKryvyi Rih is the hometown of President Volodymyr Zelenskyy The Kremlins forces have occasionally targeted the city since they invaded Ukraine in February 2022 Bombarding populated areas with missiles artillery and drones has been a hallmark of Moscows tactics during the war with some aerial attacks hitting civilian areas The strategy has continued during a Ukrainian counteroffensive that is trying to drive Russian forces out of occupied areasRussian officials insist they only take aim at legitimate military targets Commenting on Mondays attack Ukraines president said that in recent days the enemy has been stubbornly attacking cities city centers shelling civilian objects and housingBut this terror will not frighten us or break us Zelenskyy said in a social media statementIn the southern Ukrainian city of Kherson Russian shelling killed another civilian Monday local authorities said Several others were reported to be wounded Ukraine meanwhile has sought to take the war deep into Russia reportedly using drones to hit targets as far away as Moscow The latest strike on Sunday damaged two office buildings a few miles kilometres from the KremlinUkrainian drone attacks on Russia and Moscowannexed territory especially Crimea have become more frequent recentlyThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever