In the early hours of March 23, 2023, a Russian drone strike targeting Kryvyi Rih in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast resulted in injuries to two local men, aged 31 and 58. The attack was part of a larger offensive using Shahed drones that have been launched against various points in the region. According to officials, the strike led to significant damage to infrastructure and caused a fire, which emergency services were able to extinguish.