Sibiga discussed with Baerbock the response to Russia's attack on Krivoy Rog

The head of the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry announced this on the X social network, Ukrinform reports.

“I spoke with German Federal Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock, who expressed her condolences over Russia's killing of Ukrainian children in Kryvyi Rih. We discussed a strong international response – consistent with the killing of nine children by a cluster munition,” he wrote.

During the conversation, the Ukrainian minister thanked Germany and Annalena personally for all the support provided.”

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On the evening of April 4, Russian forces reportedly launched a ballistic missile attack on a residential area in Kryvyi Rih, killing 19 people, including nine children, and injuring 74. Later that night, the city was hit by drone strikes, killing one person and injuring seven.

On April 6, it was reported that the 57-year-old victim of the missile strike had died of her injuries in hospital. That same day, Ukraine declared April 6 a Day of Mourning in memory of the victims of the Russian attack on Krivoy Rog.