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Russian Drone Strike on Kryvyi Rih High-Rise Kills Two, Injures Infant
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A Russian shahed has hit a residential high-rise in Kryvyi Rih on May 12, killing and injuring several residents. Oleksandr Ganzha, head of the Dnipropetrovsk Regional Military Administration, confirmed the strike and noted that rescue teams are currently working at the scene.
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Monitoring channels reported that an air raid alert was issued for the Kryvyi Rih district at 6:46 PM and ended at 7:51 PM. An emergency rescue operation began at the site immediately after the strike. Preliminary reports from the regional administration indicated that two people died and a fire broke out at the scene.
Updated reports confirmed the deaths of a 43-year-old man and a 65-year-old woman. A nine-month-old girl was also injured in the attack.
The Head of the City Military Administration of Kryvyi Rih Oleksandr Vilkul stated that the child suffered a severed leg and was taken to the hospital to receive medical care.
The fire has since been extinguished. Emergency workers remain at the site to manage the aftermath of the strike.
On May 7, 2026, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated that Russia was not seriously considering a ceasefire, noting that Moscow had prioritized safeguarding its Victory Day parade over halting hostilities.
Despite Kyiv’s proposal for a "silence regime" starting on May 6, Russian forces reportedly violated the truce within minutes, launching strikes across several cities including Kryvyi Rih and Dnipro.
Zelenskyy emphasized that Ukraine would respond to these violations with "long-range sanctions" while maintaining that any true diplomatic path depended entirely on Moscow's political will.
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