Russian missiles devastate Zelensky's hometown and Kyiv, 20 dead

In Kryvyi Rih, 10 people were killed and 31 were injured as a result of a missile attack conducted by the Russian army on Monday morning, said Oleksandr Vilkul, head of the city’s military administration. Kryvyi Rih, in central-eastern Ukraine, is the hometown of President Volodymyr Zelensky.

"Preliminarily, we have information of 10 dead. Thirty-one injured are already in hospitals, of which 10 are in serious condition," Vilkul wrote on Telegram. All emergency, municipal, and medical services are working in the city.

On Monday, Russia conducted a massive missile attack on Ukraine, launching more than 40 missiles at several cities. In Kyiv, at least five deaths have been reported.

At least five people were killed in a massive Russian missile attack on Kyiv on Monday morning, according to Serhiy Popko, head of the military administration of the Ukrainian capital. There are also injured individuals.

The Russian army attacked civilian infrastructure, including a children's medical facility in Kyiv. Missile debris fell in six districts of the capital, authorities reported.

The targets of the Russian attack included a children's hospital in the Ukrainian capital. Rescue operations are ongoing at the site. "Children may still be under the rubble," reported Nexta.

President Zelensky himself commented on the attack. "The target of Russia's attack is the children's hospital Okhmatdyt in Kyiv, people are under the rubble," he said.

"As a result of the Russian attack, a total of 20 people were killed, and about 50 were injured," the Ukrainian Ministry of Internal Affairs reported before noon Eastern Time.