Aftermath of Russian ballistic missile attack on Ukraine's Kryvyi Rih

(6 Mar 2025)
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ASSOCIATED PRESS
Kryvyi Rih, Ukraine - 6 March 2025
1. Pan from rescuers running on street to fire trucks beside damaged building ++NIGHT SHOTS++
2. Firemen near fire trucks ++NIGHT SHOTS++
3. Firemen climbing ladder extended to window ++NIGHT SHOTS++
4. Fire trucks, crane ++NIGHT SHOTS++
5. Rescuers watching ++NIGHT SHOTS++
6. Damaged building, tractor
7. Damaged roof
8. SOUNDBITE (English) Marc Edwards, UK citizen, volunteer:
"We were eating dinner in the restaurant. We got to the hotel at 8pm, we got the alert. We stood up to go to the shelter. This was 10pm and before we had left the table, the missile struck. We were very fortunate because the restaurant was on the ground floor. We couldn't get back to the lobby because that was destroyed. So we climbed out of a window."
9. Close of "Ukraine relief" pin
10. SOUNDBITE (English) Adam, US citizen, volunteer:
"I'm sure there's a reason that we've all survived, and it's so that we can continue to help Ukraine for as long as it takes. Ukraine is a wonderful country and is an example to the world for democracy, freedom. I'm an American and I'm very, very proud that I can be here with all of you."
11. Wide of site
STORYLINE:
A Russian ballistic missile killed four people staying at a hotel in President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s hometown during the night on Thursday.

Marc and Adam, members of a humanitarian organization’s volunteers who had moved into the hotel in Kryvyi Rih, in central Ukraine, were lucky to survive the strike.

Marc, a UK citizen said they were fortunate to be eating dinner on the ground floor at the time of the strike and had to climb out of a window.

Russia fired 112 Shahed and decoy drones, as well as two ballistic Iskander missiles, at Ukraine overnight, the Ukrainian air force said.

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