Russian forces last night targeted President Volodymyr Zelensky's home town of Kryvyi Rih, in central Ukraine. Four people were killed when a Russian missile smashed into a hotel at 10pm, just as guests were bedding down for the night. Two men and a woman died and 31 people were injured, including a 13-year-old girl, in the attack.Oleksandr Vilkul, head of the Kryvyi Rih Defence Council, said on Telegram on Thursday that a fourth man wounded in the attack had died in hospital.Of those injured, 20 remained in critical condition this morning. Firefighters worked for several hours to rescue them？, using a crane to reach upper levels.

       Ukraine's Emergency Services confirmed that 14 people had been rescued from rubble at the hotel which suffered heavy damage. Fire crews were forced to make their way through piles of rubble outside the floodlit five-storey building before clambering up and down ladders. Smoke billowed from the top of the hotel and virtually all its windows had been blown out. ？Kryvyi Rih has been a frequent target since Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine three years ago.With a population of about 660,000, it is the second-largest city in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, and is located roughly 40 miles northwest of the nearest front line.

       President Volodymyr Zelensky said on X that the humanitarian volunteers survived because they fled their rooms.

       He said: "All night, a rescue operation continued in Kryvyi Rih at the site of a Russian missile strike. A ballistic missile struck an ordinary hotel.

       "Just before the attack, volunteers from a humanitarian organisation - citizens of Ukraine, the United States, and the United Kingdom - had checked into the hotel.

       "They survived because they managed to get down from their rooms in time. Unfortunately, four people were killed in this attack. My condolences to their families and loved ones."

       He went on: "Rescue workers are still on-site, and all emergency services continue to operate.

       Mr Zelensky, who is attempting to repair relations between Kyiv and US President Donald Trump's administration after last week's public row at the White House, condemned the attack.

       "There must be no pause in the pressure on Russia to stop this war and terror against life," he said.

       Kryvyi Rih is Mr Zelenskyy's home town and has been attacked frequently from Russia, including a missile attack in January that killed four.

       The attack on Wednesday damaged two schools, two nurseries, a post office, business facilities, a cultural site and 14 apartment buildings, Mr Vilkul said.

       Ukraine's emergency services said 19 people have been rescued so far.

       Russia launched 112 drones overnight, the Ukrainian air force said on Telegram. They said 68 of the attacks were countered and 43 others failed to hit targets.