Kryvyi Rih strikes (2022–present) explained

Conflict:Kryvyi Rih strikes
Place:Kryvyi Rih
Partof:the Russian invasion of Ukraine
Date:24 February 2022 – present
Units1: Russian Armed Forces
Units2: Armed Forces of Ukraine

Russian occupiers carried out a series of artillery fire and air raids in the city of Kryvyi Rih during the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

2022 attacks

February

On February 24, 2022, military warehouses of the 17th tank brigade in Kryvyi Rih near the Makulan microdistrict were fired upon.[1] [2]

April

On April 7, there were three shellings on the territory of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast. The occupiers struck the Synelnykove and Kryvyi Rih districts; four people were killed, seven were injured, and two citizens went missing. A rocket also hit a private residential sector in Kryvyi Rih.[3]

On April 18, Russians attacked the Kryvyi Rih District.[4]

July

On July 25, at 2 a.m., the Metallurgical District of Kryvyi Rih was shelled with cluster munitions from the Russian Tornado-S MLRS. It is stated that there were no victims.

September

On September 3, the settlement community of Shyroke came under fire in the Kryvyi Rih District.

On September 8, Russian troops tried to launch a missile attack on Kryvyi Rih, but was later blocked by the Ukrainian Air Defense Forces.[5]

On September 14, at around 17:00, Russia carried out a missile attack on Kryvyi Rih, firing at least 7 Iskander and Kinjal missiles at the city.[6] 6 of them struck in the area of the Karachuns Reservoir.[7] After the missile attack, the water level in the Inhulets River rose by approximately 1–2 meters, with 112 private cottages flooded. There were also interruptions in the water supply in several areas of Kryvyi Rih.[8] [9] About 5,000 residents of the Sofiivka settlement community were left without water supply and 7,000 residents of the Lozuvatka village community.[10] [11] At midnight on September 15, the head of the military administration of Kryvyi Rih, Oleksandr Vilkul, announced the partial evacuation of two adjacent districts of Kryvyi Rih due to the rise of the water level in the Inhulets River to a historical maximum.[12] [13] Emergency services had to carry out two controlled bursts on the dam downstream to increase the carrying capacity of the Inhulets River and lower the water level. By September 16, the water in the Inhulets turned red. Media speculated that this was the result of a change in the course of the river and its flow on clay soils.[14] The sluice gates of the dam, which were hit by a missile, were covered with loam and rubble. Eventually, water supply was stabilized in Kryvyi Rih.[15] The head of the Dnipropetrovsk state administration, Valentin Reznichenko, said that in the afternoon of September 16, the Russians struck another blow at the critical infrastructure, as a result of which hydrotechnical structures suffered serious destruction.[16] The Minister of Environmental Protection and Natural Resources of Ukraine, Ruslan Strelets, said that the destruction of the hydrotechnical protective structure of the Karachuns Reservoir could cause a man-made catastrophe with consequences for the environment and people.[17]

On September 26, the Russians fired Kh-59 missiles at Kryvyi Rih International Airport, damaging its infrastructure.[18]

2023 attacks

June

During the night of 13 June 2023, around 3:30 a.m., Russia launched Kh-101/X-101 long range missile strikes against an apartment block and warehouses in Kryvyi Rih.[19] [20] [21] 12 civilians were killed while 38 were wounded.[22] The Ukrainian Minister of Internal Affair Ihor Klymenko visited the scene of the explosion that day and showed journalists around, noting that no military targets or barracks can be found around the damaged apartment building. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who was born and grew up in Kryvyi Rih, condemned the attack.[19] Kryvyi Rih's mayor Oleksandr Vilkul also denied any military value in the damaged apartment building.[23]

2024 attacks

March

On 12 March 2024, Russian missiles hit two residential buildings, one five storeys, the other nine storeys. Three civilians were killed and ten further injured. Several people were trapped under the rubble, but were saved by rescue workers.[24] [25]

Reactions

As a result of the shelling of the Karachunivske Reservoir, the President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, stated that Russia attempted to flood Kryvyi Rih:The head of the military administration of Kryvyi Rih, Oleksandr Vilkul, also addressed the Russians' attempt to flood Kryvyi Rih:The Institute for the Study of War said that Russia launched a missile attack on the dam to deter a counteroffensive by the Ukrainian Armed Forces in southern Ukraine, preventing future operations by the Armed Forces of Ukraine on the Inhulets.[26]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Віроломний напад Росії на Україну: як це відбувалося в регіонах . Russia's vicious attack on Ukraine: how it happened in the regions . 2022-10-17 . www.unian.ua . uk.
  2. Web site: У Кривому Розі евакуюють частину жителів після ракетного удару військових складів . In Kryvyi Rih, part of the residents are being evacuated after a missile attack on military depots . 2022-10-17 . РБК-Украина . uk.
  3. Web site: На Дніпропетровщині від російських обстрілів загинули п'ятеро людей? . 2022-10-17 . www.ukrinform.ua . uk.
  4. Web site: На Дніпропетровщині ракети рф влучили у цивільну та залізничну інфраструктуру . In Dnipropetrovsk region, Russian missiles hit civilian and railway infrastructure . 2022-10-17 . www.ukrinform.ua . uk.
  5. News: Ракета РФ не долетіла до Кривого Рогу, ЗСУ збили її за кілька кілометрів від міста – Вілкул про денний вибух . The Russian missile did not reach Kryvyi Rih, the Armed Forces shot it down a few kilometers from the city - Vilkul about the daytime explosion . 2022-10-17 . Радіо Свобода . 8 September 2022 . uk . Свобода . Радіо .
  6. Web site: Zaxid.net . Через російський ракетний удар по дамбі піднявся рівень води в ріці Інгулець . Due to the Russian attack on the dam, the water level in Ingulka rose . 2022-10-19 . ZAXID.NET . uk.
  7. Web site: September 15, 2022 . Росія два дні б'є по Кривому Рогу. І, здається, не досягає мети. Що це означає для ЗСУ . Russia has been hitting Kryvyi Rih for two days. And it doesn't seem to reach the goal. What does this mean for the Armed Forces . October 19, 2022 . liga.net.
  8. Web site: У Кривому Розі після ракетного удару виникли проблеми з водою: коли з'явиться . Water problems arose in Kryvyi Rih after a missile attack: when will it appear . 2022-10-19 . РБК-Украина . uk.
  9. Web site: Ракетний удар по дамбі у Кривому Розі: як це вплине на водопостачання та яка ситуація в місті . Rocket attack on the dam in Kryvyi Rih: how will it affect the water supply and what is the situation in the city . 2022-10-19 . 24 Канал . uk.
  10. Web site: У Кривому Розі всю ніч боролися з наслідками удару по дамбі – рівень води спадає . In Kryvyi Rih, they struggled all night with the consequences of the impact on the dam - the water level is falling . 2022-10-19 . Українська правда . uk.
  11. Web site: Kitsoft . Ліквідація наслідків ракетної атаки на Кривий Ріг та ворожі удари по Нікопольському району : як минула ніч на Дніпропетровщині - ДніпроОДА . Elimination of the consequences of the missile attack on Kryvyi Rih and enemy strikes on the Nikopol district: how the night passed in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast - Dnipro Regional State Administration . 2022-10-19 . adm.dp.gov.ua . uk.
  12. News: У Кривому Розі оголошено часткову евакуацію, рівень річки Інгулець наближається до історичного максимуму . uk . A partial evacuation has been announced in Kryvyi Rih, the level of the Inhulets River is approaching a historical maximum . 2022-10-19.
  13. Web site: У КРИВОМУ РОЗІ ОГОЛОСИЛИ ЕВАКУАЦІЮ З ДВОХ РАЙОНІВ МІСТА . The evacuation of two districts of the city was announced in the wrong angle . 5.ua.
  14. Web site: Дурова . Дар'я . 2022-09-16 . У Кривому Розі вода в Інгульці стала червоною: з'явилося пояснення. Фото . In Kryvyi Rih, the water in Ingulka turned red: an explanation appeared. Photo . 2022-10-19 . OBOZREVATEL NEWS . uk.
  15. Web site: У Кривому Розі стабілізували водопостачання . Water supply was stabilized in Kryvyi Rih . 2022-10-19 . ua.korrespondent.net . uk.
  16. Web site: Окупанти знову атакували ракетами Кривий Ріг: серйозно пошкоджено критичну інфраструктуру . The occupiers again attacked Kryvyi Rih with rockets: critical infrastructure was seriously damaged . 2022-10-19 . nv.ua . uk.
  17. Web site: Руйнація гідроспоруди у Кривому Розі може призвести до техногенної катастрофи – Міндовкілля . The destruction of the hydraulic structure in Kryvyi Rih may lead to a man-made disaster - the Ministry of Environment . 2022-10-19 . www.ukrinform.ua . uk.
  18. Web site: Окупанти завдали ракетного удару по аеропорту Кривого Рогу . 2022-10-17 . РБК-Украина . uk.
  19. Web site: Murray Brewster. Russia strikes civilian buildings in Zelenskyy's hometown, killing at least 11. CBC News. 13 June 2023 . 24 June 2023.
  20. Web site: Max Hunder. Russian missile attack kills 11 in Ukrainian president's hometown. Reuters. 13 June 2023 . 24 June 2023.
  21. Web site: ‘Massive’ Russian missile attack on Ukraine’s Kryvyi Rih city. Al Jazeera. 13 June 2023 . 24 June 2023.
  22. Web site: Heartbreak in Kryvyi Rih as young couple found dead as death toll rises to 12 in Russian missile strike. Yahoo! News. 13 June 2023 . 24 June 2023.
  23. Web site: Daniel Boffey. Russian missile strike kills at least 10 in Ukrainian city of Kryvyi Rih. The Guardian . 13 June 2023 . 24 June 2023.
  24. News: Al Jazeera. Three killed, 38 injured in Russian attack on Ukrainian city of Kryvyi Rih. 12 March 2024.
  25. News: UN News. 13 March 2024. More casualties in Russia’s war on Ukraine from strike on central city.
  26. Web site: RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, SEPTEMBER 14 . 2022-10-19 . Institute for the Study of War . en.

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