Dnipro dealing with aftermath of Russian strike, railway network still under attack – Ukraine's Interior Ministry

VALENTYNA ROMANENKO — 22 September, 11:48
Dnipro dealing with aftermath of Russian strike, railway network still under attack – Ukraine's Interior Ministry
Photo: Department of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine in Zhytomyr Oblast

According to law enforcement officers, all fires resulting from the Russian attack on the night of 21-22 September in Ukraine have been extinguished, and in Dnipro, search and rescue operations are ongoing to determine if people remain under the rubble.

Source: Ivan Vyhivskyi, Minister of Internal Affairs, on Telegram

Quote: "More than 500 first responders and police officers are working at the sites of the overnight attack. As of now, all fires have been successfully extinguished.

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Sadly, four people have been killed in Dnipro. There, the Russian military struck grocery warehouses, businesses and a furniture workshop. All emergency units are working on-site, and we are verifying information about people who may be trapped under the rubble."

Details: Vyhivskyi added that there are also casualties in Kyiv – in the middle of the night, a strike drone damaged high-rise residential buildings in a residential district on the left bank. In the morning, a ceramic tile manufacturing plant was hit. Residential buildings were destroyed and damaged in Kyiv, Kharkiv and Vinnytsia oblasts. Over recent hours, railway infrastructure has been under attack.

Background: Russian forces attacked Ukraine with missiles of various types and 212 drones on the night of 21-22 September, while air defence forces downed 186 aerial assets.

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