KYIV (Reuters) – An in a single day Russian missile strike on the central Ukrainian metropolis of Kryvyi Rih killed a 12-year-old boy and two aged girls, regional governor Serhiy Lysak stated on Saturday.

“Again, a terrifying enemy attack on Kryvyi Rih. In the middle of the night, when the city slept,” Lysak wrote on Telegram.

He stated three extra individuals have been injured, and have been taken to hospital with accidents of medium severity.

The 2 aged girls killed by the assault have been 75 and 79 years outdated. Lysak additionally stated two buildings have been destroyed and 20 extra broken.

Kryvyi Rih, a serious metal producing metropolis, is simply over 40 miles from the closest Russian-occupied territory. It’s often hit by air strikes.