Kryvyi Rih, the hometown of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, is struggling to survive. Russian airstrikes have brought the city's huge steel plant and mines to a standstill, dragging the local economy to its knees.
Mayor Oleksandr Vilkul said the sprawling industrial city - which stretches along the banks of the Inhulets River - was doing everything possible to ensure its hospitals remain open, the lights remain on in kindergartens and schools, and buses keep running.
