Russian missile attack on Zelenskyy’s hometown kills at least 6, several trapped in rubble

By JAMEY KEATEN
Associated Press

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Regional Ukrainian officials say Russian missiles that hit civilian buildings in an overnight attack in the central city of Kryvyi Rih killed at least six people. Rescuers scrambled to retrieve people believed trapped under the rubble. The strike involving cruise missiles hit a five-story residential building, which was engulfed in fire, Gov. Serhiy Lysak of the Dnipropetrovsk region wrote on Telegram. After initial reports of three dead, Kryvyi Rih mayor Oleksandr Vilkul wrote on the social media app that the death toll had risen to a least six, and seven people were feared trapped under the rubble. Authorities initially said at least two dozen people were injured.