Day four of search operation after Russian strike on Kryvyi Rih: three people still missing
The search operation at the scene of a Russian strike on a shopping centre in Kryvyi Rih has continued for the fourth day, with three people, including a child, still missing.
Source: State Emergency Service of Ukraine
Quote: "The search is continuing uninterrupted: three people, including one child, are still considered missing.
There are 185 emergency workers and 42 pieces of equipment at the site of the tragedy.
The enemy attack killed 16 people and injured another 136, including 26 children."
Details: Eight State Emergency Service sniffer dogs and their handlers have also arrived at the scene from Sumy, Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia and Poltava oblasts and the city of Dnipro.
The canine teams have already searched more than 1,000 sq m of the destroyed shopping centre. Emergency workers have dismantled 1,900 sq m of damaged structures.
Background:
- On 21 August, Russian forces launched a double-tap drone strike on a shopping centre in Kryvyi Rih, killing 16 people and injuring 140 others.
- As of the morning of 24 August, 49 people injured in the strike are still in hospital, 15 of them in a serious or critical condition.
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