Kryvyi Rih: Difference between revisions

On the first day of the [[Russian invasion of Ukraine (2022)|invasion of Ukraine by the Russian Federation]], 24 February 2022, there were air strikes against military targets in the city. According to [[Ukrinform]], the city council’s website announced that: "Residents of Makulan [district] and the surrounding sector are being asked to evacuate immediately following air attacks on the warehouses of the armored brigade. The ammunition is smoldering there - explosions and scattering are possible".<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kryvyi Rih city’s residents being evacuated after air attacks on warehouses of armored brigade |url=https://www.ukrinform.net/rubric-defense/3411212-kryvyi-rih-citys-residents-being-evacuated-after-air-attacks-on-armored-brigade-warehouses.html |access-date=2022-03-18 |website=www.ukrinform.net |language=en}}</ref> On 327 March,February ArcelorMittal[[Oleksandr idledVilkul]] itswas steelmakingappointed operationsthe inhead Kryvyi Rih, citing concern forof the safetymilitary and securityadministration of itsKryvyi 26,000 workers and its assetsRih.<ref name="20220227Vikul1429610">{{Citecite webnews |title=ArcelorMittalOleksandr haltsVilkul productionappointed athead itsof Ukrainianmilitary steelmakingadministration operationsin {{!}} ArcelorMittalKryvyi Rih|url=https://corporatednipro.arcelormittaldepo.comua/mediarus/press-releasesdnipro/arcelormittaloleksandr-haltsvilkul-productionpriznacheniy-atgolovoyu-itsviyskovoi-ukrainianadministratsii-steelmakingu-operations/ krivomu-rozi-202202271429610|access-date=2022-03-2024 |website=corporate.arcelormittal.comMarch |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=MacDonald |first=Alistair |date=2022-03-03 |title=Ukraine Steel Plant, One of Its Largest Industrial Complexes, Closes After Holding Out for Days |language=en-US |work=Wall Street Journal |url=https://www[[Depo.wsj.com/articles/arcelormittal-closes-giant-ukrainian-steel-plant-as-war-worsens-11646326879 ua]]|access-date=27 February 2022-03-21 |issnlanguage=0099-9660Ukrainian}}</ref>

On 3 March, ArcelorMittal idled its steelmaking operations in Kryvyi Rih, citing concern for the safety and security of its 26,000 workers and its assets.<ref>{{Cite web |title=ArcelorMittal halts production at its Ukrainian steelmaking operations {{!}} ArcelorMittal |url=https://corporate.arcelormittal.com/media/press-releases/arcelormittal-halts-production-at-its-ukrainian-steelmaking-operations/ |access-date=2022-03-20 |website=corporate.arcelormittal.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=MacDonald |first=Alistair |date=2022-03-03 |title=Ukraine Steel Plant, One of Its Largest Industrial Complexes, Closes After Holding Out for Days |language=en-US |work=Wall Street Journal |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/arcelormittal-closes-giant-ukrainian-steel-plant-as-war-worsens-11646326879 |access-date=2022-03-21 |issn=0099-9660}}</ref>

As Russian troops broadened their offensive across Ukraine in the third week of the war, they advanced toward Kryvyi Rih from the south.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |last2= |last3= |last4=Facebook |last5= |last6= |last7= |last8= |date=2022-03-11 |title=Russian troops broaden their offensive across Ukraine |url=https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2022-03-11/russia-widens-war-ukraine |access-date=2022-03-18 |website=Los Angeles Times |language=en-US}}</ref> On 10 March, two rockets struck the Kryvyi Rih International Airport in Lozovatka.<ref>{{Cite web |last=UA-Футбол |date=2022-03-10 |title=Дві ракети прилетіло в аеропорт Кривий Ріг |url=https://www.ua-football.com/ua/ukrainian/news/1646921547-dvi-raketi-priletilo-v-aeroport-kriviy-rig.html |access-date=2022-03-20 |website=www.ua-football.com |language=uk}}</ref> On 12 March Metinvest iswas reported to have shuttered an open pit iron ore mine in the city, and to have sent the huge trucks used at the mine to block key roads and slow the Russian advance.<ref>{{Cite web |title=With 4,000 Staff in Bunkers, Ukraine’s Steel Mills Are a War Zone |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/tosv2.html?vid=&uuid=5793e7e6-a6d3-11ec-80f2-65466f68666a&url=L25ld3MvYXJ0aWNsZXMvMjAyMi0wMy0xMi93aXRoLTQtMDAwLXN0YWZmLWluLWJ1bmtlcnMtbWFyaXVwb2wtcy1zdGVlbC1taWxscy1hcmUtYS13YXItem9uZQ== |access-date=2022-03-18 |website=www.bloomberg.com}}</ref> In its March 15th briefing, the Ukrainian Ministry of Defence of stated that movement by "occupation troops" toward Kryvyi Rih had been stopped.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Military and Political Situation in Ukraine. Morning of March 15th, 2022 - Ihor Zhdanov |url=https://ua.interfax.com.ua/news/press-release/813628.html |access-date=2022-03-18 |website=Interfax-Ukraine |language=en}}</ref> On 19 March, the head of the city's military administration Oleksandr Vilkul reported that the Russian had shelled the village of Velyka Kostromka, 53 kilometers to the south, but were not otherise advancing on Kryvyi Rih.<ref>{{Cite web |title=На підступах до Кривого Рогу: окупанти обстріляли з «Градів» село на Дніпропетровщині |url=https://www.slovoidilo.ua/2022/03/20/novyna/bezpeka/pidstupax-kryvoho-rohu-okupanty-obstrilyaly-hradiv-selo-dnipropetrovshhyni |access-date=2022-03-20 |website=Слово і Діло |language=uk}}</ref>{{clear}}