Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Thursday said a Russian missile struck a hotel housing American and British volunteers in the city of Kryvyi Rih, in an attack which killed four people—although the U.S. and U.K. nationals managed to escape narrowly.
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In a social media post, Zelenskyy wrote that Ukrainian authorities were carrying out an “all night rescue mission” at the site, which was struck by a Russian “ballistic missile.”
The Ukrainian leader said American, British and Ukrainian nationals who were volunteers from a humanitarian organization had checked into the hotel just before the strike.
The volunteers “survived because they managed to get down from their rooms in time,” Zelenkskyy said, before adding: “Unfortunately, four people were killed in this attack.”
More than 30 people were injured in the attack, but Zelenskyy did not mention if the U.S. or British volunteers were among those injured.
The Ukrainian president’s post included a video showing a heavily damaged building and rescuers carrying people out on a stretcher.
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“There must be no pause in the pressure on Russia to stop this war and terror against life,” Zelenskyy’s post added.
This is a developing story.