Throughout the entire day following the Russian strike on Kryvyi Rih, every possible effort has been made in the city to save lives. President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated this in his evening address.
According to the Head of State, some of the wounded – those in critical condition – were transported to Dnipro, where doctors are doing everything possible to save as many lives as they can.
As a result of the Russian strike, 18 people were killed, including 9 children. The youngest boy was only 3 years old. Following the ballistic missile attack, Russia launched a drone strike on Kryvyi Rih, killing one more person and injuring others. The President extended his condolences to all the families and loved ones of the victims.
Volodymyr Zelenskyy acknowledged the efforts of the State Emergency Service, medics, National Guard, and police officers who are rescuing the wounded and working at the site of the ballistic missile strike.
Those recognized include personnel from the Main Directorate of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine in the Dnipro region: Oleksandr Parubenko, Chief of the 14th State Fire and Rescue Unit; Vasyl Denysiuk, Deputy Chief of the 12th State Fire and Rescue Unit; Svitlana Cherednychenko, Senior Inspector; Serhii Haidamaka and Tetiana Kutsenko, psychologists.
Personnel of the State Mining Rescue Unit of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine: Pavlo Doroshenko, Squad Leader of the Operational Platoon; Yevhen Bilokrynytskyi, Squad Leader of the Second Platoon; Andrii Siryi, Assistant Platoon Commander.
Medical workers: Hryhorii Maksymenko, Paramedic of the Emergency Medical Response Team; Dmytro Fursenko, Emergency Medicine Feldsher.
National Guard servicemen: Junior Lieutenant Vladyslav Tychyna and Senior Soldier Oleksandr Vasylchyk.
Police officers: Ivan Trush, Patrol Police Officer, Kryvyi Rih Patrol Police Regiment; Illia Bohdan, Deputy Head of Police Department – Chief Investigator, Kryvyi Rih District Police Department; Mykola Harmash, Head of Forensic Support Sector, Investigation Division, Kryvyi Rih District Police Department; Volodymyr Titov, Acting Platoon Commander, Kryvyi Rih Patrol Police Regiment.
“I thank you. I thank all your colleagues, everyone in the city’s utility services who cares for people, all the doctors and nurses, every volunteer who joined in to help, and everyone who cares for our people and our country. It’s important that we all stand together,” the President emphasized.