{"id":2410598,"date":"2025-03-06T16:01:01","date_gmt":"2025-03-06T21:01:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/us-citizens-at-ukraine-hotel-survived-russian-strike-zelensky\/"},"modified":"2025-03-06T16:02:21","modified_gmt":"2025-03-06T21:02:21","slug":"us-citizens-at-ukraine-hotel-survived-russian-strike-zelensky","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/us-citizens-at-ukraine-hotel-survived-russian-strike-zelensky\/","title":{"rendered":"US citizens at Ukraine hotel survived Russian strike: Zelensky"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fus-citizens-at-ukraine-hotel-survived-russian-strike-zelensky%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2410598&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A Russian missile strike targeted a hotel in Kryvyi Rih, Ukraine, where several U.S. citizens where staying, as \u2064confirmed by the Ukrainian Ministry of Foreign \u200dAffairs. The missile attack occurred on Wednesday evening and resulted in\u2063 four fatalities and \u2064over\u200b 30 injuries. Ukrainian President\u200d Volodymyr Zelensky reported that U.S. volunteers from a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jimmy-kimmel-hunter-biden-laugh-about-crack-addiction-without-any-questions-about-why-he-was-qualified-for-burisma\/\" title=\"Jimmy Kimmel, Hunter Biden Laugh About Crack Addiction Without Any Questions About Why He Was Qualified For Burisma\">humanitarian organization<\/a> were in the \u2062hotel during \u2064the attack\u2064 but managed to evacuate safely. Zelensky expressed condolences for\u200b the\u2064 victims\u200c and noted the precariousness\u200b of the situation, explaining that the volunteers were \u2063just checking in when the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-target-in-kabul-drone-strike-was-aid-worker-no-ties-to-isis-or-secondary-explosion-nyt-reports\/\" title=\"BREAKING: Target In Kabul Drone Strike Was Aid Worker, No Ties To ISIS Or Secondary Explosion, NYT Reports\">missile struck<\/a>. One\u200c of the volunteers,\u200b Karol swiacki, described the incident\u2063 as a sudden and terrifying experience \u2062but <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-has-yet-to-call-israels-netanyahu\/\" title=\"Biden Has Yet To Call Israel\u2019s Netanyahu\">expressed gratitude<\/a> for their survival.The \u2063attack has intensified discussions around U.S. support and\u2063 involvement in Ukraine \u2064amidst shifting diplomatic dynamics, notably following a recent disagreement between President Donald Trump and Zelensky regarding peace negotiations\u200c with Russia.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">US citizens at Ukraine hotel survived Russian strike: Zelensky<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2030123\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>U.S. citizens were among the survivors of a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/russia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Russian<\/a> missile strike that hit a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/ukraine\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Ukrainian<\/a> hotel, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/MFA_Ukraine\/status\/1897558844030775655\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Ukraine&rsquo;s Ministry of Foreign Affairs<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>On Wednesday evening, a Russian <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">ballistic missile struck<\/a> a hotel in Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky&rsquo;s hometown, Kryvyi Rih, during an attack that killed four people and injured more than 30 others, per the foreign ministry.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3339111\/european-leaders-urge-switch-to-war-footing-us-support-for-ukraine-wanes\/\">European leaders urge switch to war footing as US support for Ukraine wanes<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3338534\/greenland-scoff-trump-address\/\">Greenland PM scoffs at Trump address: &#8216;We do not want to be Americans&#8217;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/foreign-policy\/3338367\/us-holding-talks-hamas\/\">US holding first-ever bilateral talks with Hamas<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Zelensky revealed early Thursday that U.S. volunteers with a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/first-bus-of-illegals-from-texas-arrives-in-sanctuary-city-nyc\/\" title=\"First Bus of Illegals From Texas Arrives in Sanctuary City NYC\">humanitarian aid organization<\/a> were among those staying at the hotel when the strikes hit. They evacuated safely after managing to escape from their hotel rooms.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;A ballistic missile struck an ordinary hotel,&rdquo; Zelensky said in a post on X showing a video of the evacuation. &ldquo;Just before the attack, volunteers from a humanitarian organization &mdash; citizens of Ukraine, the United States, and the United Kingdom &mdash; 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.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">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 organization &ndash; citizens of Ukraine, the United States, and the United Kingdom &ndash; had&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/XTfcRprBsE\">pic.twitter.com\/XTfcRprBsE<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Volodymyr Zelenskyy \/ &#1042;&#1086;&#1083;&#1086;&#1076;&#1080;&#1084;&#1080;&#1088; &#1047;&#1077;&#1083;&#1077;&#1085;&#1089;&#1100;&#1082;&#1080;&#1081; (@ZelenskyyUa) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ZelenskyyUa\/status\/1897553037146628266?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 6, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Karol Swiacki, founder of the charity Ukraine Relief, told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/articles\/cedlvv4j1vjo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">BBC News<\/a> he was in the hotel with two Americans when the missiles hit.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We took two steps and there was a big boom, absolute nightmare, everything just within seconds changed,&rdquo; Swiacki said &ldquo;&hellip; We are all safe, we didn&rsquo;t have a scratch, it is incredible. &hellip; We still don&rsquo;t know how we survived this, honestly.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">In this photo, provided by Dnipropetrovsk Oblast Gov. Serhiy Lysak, firefighters work on the site of a damaged building after a Russian missile attack on Thursday, March 6, 2025, in Kryvyi Rih, Ukraine. (Dnipropetrovsk Oblast Gov. Serhiy Lysak via AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>This week, President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Donald Trump<\/a> paused U.S. intelligence sharing with and military aid to&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Ukraine\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Ukraine<\/a> amid a disagreement with Zelensky over what a peace deal between Russia and Ukraine should entail.<\/p>\n<p>Since Trump and Zelensky&rsquo;s Oval Office spat over the matter last week, the Ukrainian president has warmed up to the White House&rsquo;s approach to a peace deal.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/energy-and-environment\/3330055\/minerals-trump-ukraine-deal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>WHAT TO KNOW ABOUT THE MINERALS IN THE US-UKRAINE DEAL<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Trump said Tuesday in&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3338938\/trump-democrats-lose-midterm-elections-behavior-joint-address\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">his address to Congress<\/a> that he appreciated Zelensky&rsquo;s new willingness to come to the table with the U.S.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I appreciate that he sent this letter, just got it a little while ago,&rdquo; Trump said. &ldquo;Simultaneously, we&rsquo;ve had serious discussion with Russia and have received strong signals that they are ready for peace. Wouldn&rsquo;t that be beautiful?&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_2030123\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2030123\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>U.S. citizens survived a Russian missile strike on a hotel in Kryvyi Rih, Ukraine, according to Zelensky<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3142,"featured_media":2410599,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Russian-missile-attack-on-Kryvyi-Rih.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[39256,51664,51663,34694,8630],"class_list":["post-2410598","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-russian-strike","tag-survival-news","tag-ukraine-hotel","tag-us-citizens","tag-zelensky"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Russian-missile-attack-on-Kryvyi-Rih.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2410598","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3142"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2410598"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2410598\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2410602,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2410598\/revisions\/2410602"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2410599"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2410598"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2410598"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2410598"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}