{"id":274278,"date":"2025-04-04T18:49:10","date_gmt":"2025-04-04T18:49:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/04\/at-least-14-dead-in-russian-strike-on-zelenskys-hometown-ukraine-says\/"},"modified":"2025-04-04T18:49:11","modified_gmt":"2025-04-04T18:49:11","slug":"at-least-14-dead-in-russian-strike-on-zelenskys-hometown-ukraine-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/04\/at-least-14-dead-in-russian-strike-on-zelenskys-hometown-ukraine-says\/","title":{"rendered":"At Least 14 Dead in Russian Strike on Zelensky\u2019s Hometown, Ukraine Says"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A Russian missile strike Friday on Kryvyi Rih, a city in central Ukraine, killed at least 14 people and wounded more than 50, local officials said. It was the latest in a series of Russian attacks on urban centers in recent days that have caused significant civilian casualties despite ongoing cease-fire talks.<\/p>\n

Oleksandr Vilkul, head of Kryvyi Rih\u2019s defense council, said on social media<\/a> that five children were among the dead. He said the missile struck a residential neighborhood, with a playground nearby. Other officials warned the death toll could rise as rescuers continued to search the rubble for victims.<\/p>\n

Friday\u2019s attack came as Russia appears to have ramped up its attacks on civilian areas in recent weeks. Kryvyi Rih, the hometown of President Volodymyr Zelensky, was struck on Wednesday in an attack that killed four people<\/a>. On Thursday, a Russian drone attack on the eastern city of Kharkiv also killed four people, according to the city\u2019s mayor<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The number of civilian casualties could not be independently verified.<\/p>\n

The unusually high toll on Friday comes as both countries have engaged in cease-fire negotiations partly aimed at reducing the war\u2019s impact on civilians. Ukraine and Russia have so far committed to halting attacks on energy infrastructure and in the Black Sea, but these truces have yet to be implemented, with both sides accusing each other of violations.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n