Two killed and 27 injured in Russian strike on residential areas in Dnipro – photos, video
Russian forces launched strikes on the city of Dnipro on the night of 15-16 April, causing several fires. Two people have been killed and 27 injured.
Source: Oleksandr Hanzha, Head of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast Military Administration, on Telegram
Quote: "The enemy conducted strikes on Dnipro.
Several fires have broken out. Early reports indicate that there are casualties."
Update: Hanzha later reported that the Russians had struck residential areas in Dnipro.
Quote: "Fires have broken out at several locations. A five-storey residential building has been damaged and a house has been partially destroyed. Early reports indicated that a person might be trapped under the rubble."
Update: Hanzha said that five people had been injured in the Russian attack.
Three of them have been hospitalised. A 40-year-old woman is in a critical condition.
Hanzha later added that the number of people injured had risen.
Quote: "Ten people have been injured in the Russian attack on Dnipro. Seven of them are in hospital.
They have traumatic brain injuries, shrapnel wounds and blast injuries."
Update: Hanzha reported after 04:00 that one person had been killed.
He also added that residential buildings, garages and cars are on fire. An educational institution has been damaged.
Hanzha wrote after 06:00 that the number of those killed and injured in Dnipro had increased.
Quote: "Two people have been killed and 27 injured as a result of the overnight Russian attack on Dnipro.
Fourteen are in hospital. Five of them are in a critical condition."
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