The mayor, Oleksandr Vilkul, confirmed the death of the girl and her 45-year-old mother.Ī resident of Kryvyi Rih, Ievhenia, recounted the harrowing moment when two missiles flew over her home shortly before 9am. Regional governor Serhiy Lysak expressed his grief on Telegram, saying, 'It's already six dead in Kryvyi Rih' and announcing a day of mourning in the city.

The president posted a video of the aftermath of the strike, showing smoke billowing from a nine-storey residential building that had sustained a gaping hole.Īnother nearby four-storey building lay nearly levelled by the explosion.

Ukrainian officials confirmed the casualties and reported on the extent of the destruction caused by the attack. The number of people killed in a Russian strike in the southern Ukrainian city of Kryvyi Rih has risen to six, including a 10-year-old girl.ĭozens of others were left wounded in the attack on Volodymyr Zelenskyy's hometown. However, Russia has reportedly not been invited to participate, as stated by diplomats involved in the planning. The peace talks, set to take place on 5-6 August in Jeddah, are expected to involve senior officials from up to 30 countries, according to the Wall Street Journal. He highlighted the immense human suffering caused by the conflict, lamenting that the only beneficiaries seemed to be the war industry. 'We don't want the Russia-Ukraine war to continue, it's very irrational,' Mr Obrador said during a regular press conference. He emphasised the significance of both Ukraine and Russia being actively involved in seeking solutions for achieving lasting peace in the region. President Lopez Obrador asserted that Mexico would only participate in the talks, reportedly scheduled to take place in Saudi Arabia over the coming weekend, if both sides were present. He expressed his desire for upcoming peace talks in the Middle East to be inclusive, with representation from both Ukraine and Russia. Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador made a heartfelt appeal today, urging an end to the 'irrational' war in Ukraine.

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