Russia hits Ukraine's National Aviation University in Kryvyi Rih

The Russian forces hit the training center of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Krivoy Rog (spelled the Ukrainian way as Kryvyi Rih). The Russian Armed Forces used Iskander-M missiles for the attack.

The target of the attack was the Krivoy Rog Professional College of the National Aviation University that trains flight personnel for the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

Part of the roof of the building was destroyed, a wall partially collapsed, barracks were damaged.

The losses have not been announced yet. It was said that Ukraine tried to intercept the Russian missiles, albeit unsuccessfully.

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Kryvyi Rih (also known as Krivoy Rog), is a city in central Ukraine. It hosts the administration of Kryvyi Rih Raion and its subordinate Kryvyi Rih urban hromada in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast. The city is part of the Kryvyi Rih Metropolitan Region. Its population is estimated at 603,904 (2022 estimate), making it the seventh-most populous city in Ukraine and the second largest by area. Kryvyi Rih is claimed to be the longest city in Europe. Located at the confluence of the Saksahan and Inhulets rivers, Kryvyi Rih was founded as a military staging post in 1775. Urban-industrial growth followed Belgian, French and British investment in the exploitation of the area's rich iron-ore deposits, generally called Kryvbas, in the 1880s. Kryvyi Rih gained city status after the October Revolution in 1919.