Russian attack on Dnipro: 7 injured, over 10 apartment blocks damaged, educational institutions affected

Russian forces attacked the city of Dnipro with drones on the evening of 6 January, striking residential areas and educational institutions. Seven people have been injured in the attack, including two children.

Source: Dnipro Mayor Borys Filatov

Quote: "Several hundred windows – if not close to a thousand – have been shattered in more than 10 high-rise residential buildings."

Details: Filatov said seven people are known to have been injured, including two children. Most were diagnosed with acute stress reactions, though some also suffered shrapnel wounds.

He reported that many cars had burned out and that heating infrastructure near one of the buildings had been damaged.

A vocational college was also hit, with damage reported to a workshop and student accommodation. A fire that broke out on the campus has since been extinguished. In addition, two kindergartens and one school were affected by the strike.

Background: Earlier on the evening of 6 January, Russian forces dropped a guided aerial bomb on the village of Mykilske in the Polohy district of Zaporizhzhia Obkast, injuring four people, including two children.

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