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Ukraine war: 2 killed as Russia hits Zelensky’s hometown, people still trapped under rubble

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The two missiles struck an apartment building in Kryvyi Rih, the hometown of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. It is feared that more people may still be buried under the rubble.

At least two people were killed and 20 injured in a Russian missile strike on Kryvyi Rih, the hometown of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. More people may still be buried under the rubble.

The two missiles struck an apartment building, destroying a section of it between the fourth and ninth floors, Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko said.

Part of a four-story university building also was destroyed, he said.

Meanwhile, a Ukrainian artillery strike on partially occupied Donetsk province killed two people and wounded six in the regional capital, according to Denis Pushilin, the Moscow-installed leader of the llegally annexed province.

A bus was also hit as Ukrainian forces shelled the city of Donetsk multiple times Monday, Pushilin said.

Neither side’s claims could be independently verified.

In Kryvyi Rih, video showed rescue crews working through the wreckage from the part of the university building that was demolished.

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