Oleksandr Vilkul
Oleksandr Vilkul is a Ukrainian politician and businessman who has served as a People's Deputy of Ukraine in multiple convocations. He headed the Dnipropetrovsk Oblast State Administration from 2010 to 2012. He is associated with an industrial group based in Kryvyi Rih. Since the start of Russia's full-scale invasion he has been involved in volunteer and humanitarian efforts supporting Kryvyi Rih.
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Russian strike on Kryvyi Rih industrial site kills two, injures several including a teenager
On 19 October, at around 10:00, Russian forces struck an industrial enterprise in the Pokrovskyi district of Kryvyi Rih, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, using a weapon referred to as "Banderol." Two men were killed. By 12:30, seven people were reported injured, including a 15-year-old boy, with five hospitalized. The blast also damaged nearby residential buildings, a college, a post office, a bank, shops and vehicles. Local and oblast officials reported on the attack, a relief headquarters was set up in a nearby gymnasium, and a war-crimes proceeding was opened.
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Russian combined strike hits industrial sites in three Dnipropetrovsk Oblast cities; two killed in Dnipro
On the night of September 22, Russian forces carried out a combined missile and drone attack that simultaneously struck industrial enterprises in Dnipro, Kryvyi Rih, and Pavlohrad in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast. Fires broke out at the impact sites. In Dnipro, two people were killed and six were injured, including a 25-year-old man in serious condition, and a search-and-rescue operation continued amid reports that people may remain trapped under rubble. The broader overnight assault also extended to Kyiv, parts of Chernihiv Oblast, and the Kremenchuk district of Poltava Oblast.
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Russian ballistic missiles hit Kryvyi Rih metallurgical plant in overnight attack
In the night of September 11–12, 2026, Russian forces struck Kryvyi Rih with ballistic missiles from several directions, hitting the ArcelorMittal Kryvyi Rih metallurgical combine. Local officials reported multiple casualties and damage to nearby apartment buildings, a healthcare centre, and schools. The strike was part of a broader overnight Russian assault on Dnipropetrovsk Oblast and other Ukrainian regions.
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Russian drone strike hits five locations in Kryvyi Rih overnight, damaging homes and broadcaster office
Russian strike drones attacked the Ukrainian city of Kryvyi Rih during the night of 9–10 September 2025, hitting five locations in the Tsentralno-Miskyi and Saksahansky districts. Residential buildings, private houses, schools, cultural institutions and businesses were damaged, and the local office of public broadcaster Suspilne was also hit. Multiple people were reported injured, though official casualty counts initially differed.