Russian troops attacked the Kryvyi Rih district in the Dnipropetrovsk region on 15 July. In the Sofiivka community, a 62-year-old lorry driver was killed on the road, whilst in the Hleyuvate community, a 13-year-old boy and a 69-year-old woman were injured. This was reported by Oleksandr Hanzha, head of the Dnipropetrovsk Regional Military Administration.
Briefly about the main points
- One person has died in the Kryvyi Rih district.
- A lorry driver has died on a road in the Sofiivska community.
- The man who died was 62 years old.
- A 13-year-old boy and a 69-year-old woman were injured in the Hleyuvatsk community.
- The injured were given the necessary medical treatment.
The aftermath of the attack in two communities
Pros. data OVA: A fatal accident has occurred in the Sofiivska community. A 62-year-old lorry driver was killed on the motorway.
Two people were injured in the Hleyuvatska community — a 13-year-old boy and a 69-year-old woman. They were given the necessary medical treatment.
Previous shelling of the area
The Kryvyi Rih district was also subjected to attacks in early July. According to reports from the Regional Military Administration, on 3 July, a strike in the Sofiivska community resulted in one fatality and six injuries, whilst infrastructure was damaged in the Lozuvatska community.
The following morning, 4 July, the regional administration also reported damage to infrastructure in the Hleyuvatska community. In the authorities’ reports, these incidents are not directly linked to the attack on 15 July, but they do indicate that strikes on communities in the district are a recurring pattern.
Risks to people on the roads
The death of a driver on the motorway and the injuries sustained by civilians in the Hleyuvatska community show that the danger to residents of the Kryvyi Rih district persists even beyond the boundaries of the district itself Kryvyi Rih (editorial summary of reports of attacks).
The Regional Military Administration did not specify the type of weapon used or the target struck on 15 July. According to the administration’s statement, the casualty figures are one dead and two injured.
