Attack on a shopping center in Kryvyi Rih: the number of casualties has risen to 140; three people are missing

This was reported by Oleksandr Vilkul, chairman of the Kryvyi Rih Defense Council.

According to him, eight more people, including one child, have sought medical assistance. All of them are receiving the necessary outpatient treatment.

As of the morning of August 23, 50 wounded people, including 13 children, remain in city hospitals.

Doctors assess the condition of six patients, including two children, as extremely critical. One injured woman is on a ventilator. Nine other adults are in serious condition.

Currently, three people, including one child, are considered missing. Earlier, five people from the list of missing were identified among the dead and those hospitalized, and another woman managed to get in touch on her own.

As a reminder, on the evening of August 21, Russian troops launched a double strike on Kryvyi Rih’s largest shopping center. The enemy carried out a second strike approximately half an hour after the first, deliberately targeting rescue workers and emergency services that had arrived at the scene. As a result of this attack, 16 people were killed.