Russians hit petrol station in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast: three killed, including emergency worker and his son

Three people, including an eight-year-old child, were killed in a Russian strike on a petrol station in Ukraine's Dnipropetrovsk Oblast on the afternoon of 3 August.

Source: Oleksandr Hanzha, Head of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast Military Administration, on Telegram; Ukraine's State Emergency Service

Quote: "Three people were killed as a result of the enemy attack on the Shyroke hromada in the Kryvyi Rih district." [A hromada is an administrative unit designating a village, several villages, or a town, and their adjacent territories – ed.]

Update: Hanzha later added that an eight-year-old boy is among those killed.

The State Emergency Service reported that an emergency worker and his underage son are among those killed.

A further six people were injured.

Quote: "All have been hospitalised. A 49-year-old man is in a serious condition. Men aged 53, 46 and 20 and women aged 51 and 60 are in a moderate condition."

More details: A fire caused by the strike has been extinguished by firefighters.

Background:

• Earlier on 3 August, three people were injured in a Russian drone attack on a petrol station in Zaporizhzhia.
• Since April, Russia has been carrying out sustained and targeted attacks on petrol stations across various regions of Ukraine.

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