April 6 declared day of mourning across Ukraine for those killed in Kryvyi Rih

Deputy Prime Minister for Reconstruction and Minister of Communities and Territories Development of Ukraine Oleksii Kuleba announced this in Telegram, Ukrinform reports.

According to him, “all regional centers of Ukraine, large and small communities stand side by side with Kryvyi Rih. In solidarity with the victims and their families, a Day of Mourning will be declared tomorrow in the communities.”

“From Kyiv to Odesa, from Kramatorsk to Uzhhorod, flags in the cities will be at half-mast and silence will be observed,” he said. 

Kuleba reminded that 74 people were injured, including 19 dead, as a result of a ballistic missile and “Shahed” attack on Kryvyi Rih on April 4. The Russians took the lives of 9 children.

“Russia is at war with Ukrainian cities, residential buildings, hospitals and playgrounds. It destroys lives, takes lives, kills children,” Kuleba said.

As reported, in the evening of April 4, the enemy fired a ballistic missile at a residential area of Kryvyi Rih. 18 people were killed and 61 others were wounded. Late in the evening, drones attacked the city, killing one person and injuring seven others. There are 38 victims of the missile attack in Kryvyi Rih hospitals.

As of April 5, the number of victims of the Russian missile strike on Kryvyi Rih increased to 74 people. 

There are children among the dead and injured. April 7, 8, and 9 were declared days of mourning in Kryvyi Rih.