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aid and <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2025\/03\/05\/trump-cuts-off-us-intelligence-ukrainian-forces-frontline-22673528\/\">intelligence was halted<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2025\/03\/04\/everything-ukraine-losing-donald-trump-pauses-military-aid-22663903\/\">Russian weapons rained down<\/a> on the central Ukrainian city of Kryvyi Rih, in the Dnipropetrovsk region, late on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>One smashed into a hotel where <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2025\/03\/05\/pro-ukraine-protesters-demand-putins-puppet-trump-stripped-state-visit-22675483\/\">Ukrainian, British and US volunteers<\/a> from a humanitarian organisation had just checked into.<\/p>\n<p>Four people were killed and another 29 wounded, including a young child.<\/p>\n<p>At least 20 victims are understood to be in \u2018serious conditions\u2019 and fighting for their lives in hospital.<\/p>\n<p>Ukraine\u2019s Emergency Services said on Telegram that 14 people had been rescued from the rubble at the hotel, which suffered heavy damage.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"646\" height=\"431\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"article-image wp-image-22677408 lazyload\" alt=\"Rescuers work at the site of a hotel building hit by a Russian missile strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kryvyi Rih, Dnipropetrovsk region, Ukraine, in this handout picture released March 6, 2025. Press service of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine in Dnipropetrovsk region\/Handout via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. DO NOT OBSCURE LOGO.\" loading=\"lazy\" data-src=\"http:\/\/softnary.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/SEI_242716451-5b1a.jpg\">\t<\/div><figcaption>Rescue operations in Zelensky\u2019s hometown continued overnight (Picture: Reuters)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>President Zelensky said: \u2018Just before the strike, volunteers from one of the humanitarian organisations checked into the hotel \u2013 citizens of Ukraine, the US, and Britain. <\/p>\n<p>\u2018They survived as they managed to get out of their rooms. Unfortunately, four people were killed by this strike.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>He did not clarify if any of the victims are foreign citizens.<\/p>\n<p>This comes as CIA director John Ratcliffe confirmed on Wednesday that US intelligence-sharing, alongside weapons, had been paused, pressuring Zelensky to cooperate with the Trump administration.<\/p>\n<p>Experts have long warned that such suspension will cost lives by hurting Ukraine\u2019s ability to defend itself against Russian ballistic missile.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"646\" height=\"431\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"article-image wp-image-22677409 lazyload\" alt=\"Rescuers carry a wounded person at the site of a hotel building hit by a Russian missile strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kryvyi Rih, Dnipropetrovsk region, Ukraine, in this handout picture released March 6, 2025. Press service of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine in Dnipropetrovsk region\/Handout via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. DO NOT OBSCURE LOGO.\" loading=\"lazy\" data-src=\"http:\/\/softnary.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/SEI_242716448-b8d7.jpg\">\t<\/div><figcaption>Just hours before the attack, foreign volunteers from a humanitarian organisation had checked into the hotel (Picture: Reuters)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Oleksandr Vilkul, head of the city\u2019s military administration, said rescue operations proceeded through the night.<\/p>\n<p>Crews made their way through piles of concrete outside the floodlit five-storey building as they clambered up and down ladders.<\/p>\n<p>Smoke billowed from the top of the hotel and virtually all its windows had been blown out. A crane was deployed to reach upper levels.<\/p>\n<p>Kryvyi Rih, the hometown of Zelensky, remains a\u00a0frequent target\u00a0of Russian missile attacks. <\/p>\n<p>With a population of 660,000, it is the second-largest city in the region and it is located about 40 miles northwest of the nearest frontline.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Got a story? 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