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Ukraine city faces rising river after Russian strike - official

A woman walks on a flooded street after a hydraulic structure was hit by a Russian missile, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kryvyi Rih, Ukraine September 15, 2022. REUTERS/Mykola Synelnykov

The southern Ukrainian city of Kryvyi Rih faced rising water levels in the Inhulets River on Wednesday after Russia fired eight cruise missiles at local infrastructure, an official said.

Anton Gerashchenko, an adviser to the interior minister, posted a video of what appeared to be a small bridge being washed away.

"Rockets were directed at hydraulic structures. This caused water level of (the) Inhulets river to increase, threatening the city," he tweeted.

A man walks on a flooded street after a hydraulic structure was hit by a Russian missile, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kryvyi Rih, Ukraine September 15, 2022. REUTERS/Mykola Synelnykov

Kirill Timoshenko, the deputy head of the president's office, said earlier that there had been no civilian casualties in the attack and accused Russian of trying to sow panic.

(Reporting by David Ljunggren; Editing by Mark Porter and Cynthia Osterman)

A man walks on a flooded street after a hydraulic structure was hit by a Russian missile, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kryvyi Rih, Ukraine September 15, 2022. REUTERS/Mykola Synelnykov
A view shows a hydraulic structure damaged by a Russian missile strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kryvyi Rih, Ukraine September 14, 2022. Ukrainian Presidential Press Service/Handout via REUTERS
Workers repair a hydraulic structure damaged by a Russian missile strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kryvyi Rih, Ukraine, in this handout picture released September 15, 2022. Press service of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine/Handout via REUTERS
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