- Title: Residents pay tribute to children killed in Russian attack on Kryvyi Rih
- Date: 5th April 2025
- Summary: NEW YORK, NEW YORK, UNITED STATES (APRIL 4, 2025) (REUTERS) VARIOUS EXTERIORS OF APPLE FIFTH AVENUE VARIOUS OF IPHONES ON DISPLAY INSIDE APPLE STORE (SOUNDBITE) (English) TED MARION, CLEVELAND, OHIO, AND NEW YORK CITY RESIDENT, SAYING: "My iPhone's about three years old, so it's good for another two years. But no, I would not pay $2,300 for an iPhone." (SOUNDBITE) (English
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- Keywords: Civilian casualties Missile attack Russian invasion War crimes War in Ukraine
- Location: KRYVYI RIH, UKRAINE
- City: KRYVYI RIH, UKRAINE
- Country: Ukraine
- Topics: Conflicts/War/Peace,Europe,Military Conflicts
- Reuters ID: LVA001446305042025RP1
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
- Story Text:At least 9 children were among the 19 people killed in a Russian attack on the Ukrainian city of Kryvyi Rih on Friday (April 4), officials said, and residents on Saturday came to pay their respect by laying flowers at a playground damaged by the missiles.
Russia's Defence Ministry said it targeted a military gathering there but residents and local officials said they hit a residential area.
Serhiy Lysak, the regional governor, wrote on the Telegram messaging app that a missile hit residential areas, killing 18, and sparked fires. Later, Russian drones attacked homes and killed one person, Oleksandr Vilkul, the city's military administrator, said.
Russia's Defence Ministry, in a post on Telegram, said a "high-precision strike" had targeted "a meeting of unit commanders and Western instructors" in a restaurant.
The Ukrainian military denounced the Russian statement as misinformation.
Russia denies targeting civilians, but thousands have been killed and injured in the invasion.
In his nightly video address, Zelenskiy called on the West to exert greater pressure on Moscow.
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