Two adults and child killed in Russian strike on petrol station in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast
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
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.
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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