Six dead, many trapped in debris after Russian strike

The attack killed six, with at least 75 others wounded. Pic/AP

Russian ballistic missiles slammed into an apartment complex and a university building in President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's hometown Monday, killing six people and wounding 75 others as the blasts trapped residents beneath rubble, officials said.

The two missiles struck an apartment building, destroying a section between the fourth and ninth floors, Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko said. Part of a four-story university building also was destroyed, he said.

Meanwhile, a Ukrainian artillery strike on partially occupied Donetsk province killed two people and wounded six in the regional capital, according to Denis Pushilin, the Moscow-installed leader of the illegally annexed province. A bus was also hit as Ukrainian forces shelled the city of Donetsk multiple times on Monday.

Kryvyi Rih is the hometown of President Volodymyr Zelensky. Bombarding populated areas has been a hallmark of Moscow's tactics during the war, with some aerial attacks hitting civilian areas. The strategy has continued during a Ukrainian counteroffensive that is trying to drive out the Russian forces.

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