Rising toll of tragedy in Zelensky's hometown prompts scrutiny

• Attack on Kryvyi Rih: On April 4, the Russian army launched a missile attack on a residential area in Kryvyi Rih, resulting in the deaths of 19 people, including nine children, and injuring more than 60 individuals.
• International reaction: The US Ambassador, Bridget Brink, expressed her outrage but did not explicitly mention who was responsible for the attack.
• Another attack: Later that same evening, another attack took place, causing a fire in a private sector, leading to further casualties and injuries.

"Horrified that tonight a ballistic missile struck near a playground and restaurant in Kryvyi Rih. More than 50 people injured and 16 killed, including 6 children. This is why the war must end," wrote the US Ambassador to Ukraine, Bridget Brink. "Ukrainian Pravda" pointed out that Brink did not specify in her statement that the missile or the attack was Russian.

Social media users reported that a Russian ballistic missile hit a restaurant in a residential area. According to AFP, a playground was located nearby. The head of the government's Centre for Combating Disinformation, Andriy Kovalenko, indicated that the Russians most likely used an Iskander missile.

The Russian Ministry of Defence claimed that the target of the attack was a site where Ukrainian soldiers were meeting with Western instructors. The government in Kyiv stressed that this is misinformation.

On Friday late evening, the Russian army attacked again. A drone strike set a residential house on fire, as reported by the Ukrainska Pravda portal, citing regional authority's head, Serhiy Lysak. The AFP agency also reported, citing Lysak, that a 56-year-old woman was killed in the raid, and seven people, including a three-month-old baby, were injured.