Ukraine says Russian strikes on Dnipropetrovsk region kill 8, injure over 25 people

A major Russian missile attack on the central Dnipropetrovsk region killed at least eight people, injured over 25 more and damaged critical infrastructure facilities, local officials reported on Friday morning, SİA reports citing Reuters.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said the attack damaged multiple storeys of a residential building and a train station in the regional capital, Dnipro, as he called for additional air defences.

Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko said at least eight people died in the attack, two in Dnipro and six in Synelnykivskyi district of the region, where more than a dozen homes were damaged.

State-run Ukrainian railways company Ukrzaliznytsia said the company closed its station in Dnipro and rerouted trains set to pass through the city.

Ukraine's air force said it shot down 15 missiles, including two Kh-22 cruise missiles, and 14 drones during the attack on the country on Friday.

Bütün xəbərlər Facebook səhifəmizdə