Missile Hits Hotel in Ukraine: 4 Dead, Many Injured in Ongoing Attacks

A Russian missile hit a hotel in Kryvyi Rih, Ukraine, late on Wednesday. This attack resulted in the deaths of four people and left 32 others injured. Rescuers continued to search for anyone trapped under the rubble on Thursday morning. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy shared that a group of volunteers from Ukraine, the U.S., and Britain were staying in the hotel just before the attack but managed to find shelter quickly and escape unharmed. Kryvyi Rih is President Zelenskyy’s hometown and has been targeted many times since Russia began its invasion of Ukraine three years ago.

Sadly, four lives were lost in this latest attack, as stated by the President on Telegram. He emphasized the need to keep pushing Russia to stop the war and the terror it brings to innocent lives. Ukraine’s Emergency Services reported that 19 people were rescued from the hotel’s wreckage. They shared photos showing teams working hard to clear the debris from the five-story building. The regional governor also posted pictures, showing the hotel’s top floor destroyed while the structure itself was severely damaged. Among the injured were two children.

In a separate incident, Ukraine’s military reported that Russian forces launched a total of two ballistic missiles and 112 drones at various locations in Ukraine overnight. In the northeastern city of Sumy, Russian drones targeted a postal depot, causing a massive fire that claimed one life and destroyed the facility with over 2,500 parcels inside. Images from Nova Poshta, the owner of the depot, displayed the remnants of the warehouse filled with rubble and burnt packages. Other drones also attacked energy systems in Odesa, injuring two people. DTEK, Ukraine’s biggest private energy company, mentioned this attack was the fifth time their facilities had been hit in just two weeks. Ukraine’s Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal noted that about 10,000 homes in Odesa were without power as efforts were ongoing to restore services. Throughout the war, Russia has regularly targeted Ukraine’s energy infrastructure, causing frequent blackouts across the country.