A mass drone strike by Russian forces on Wednesday evening killed three people, including a child, and injured several others in the southeastern Ukrainian city of Dnipro, according to the regional governor.
Serhiy Lysak, governor of Dnipropetrovsk region, wrote on the Telegram messaging app that 30 people had been injured, including five children. Sixteen people were being treated in hospital.
The attack triggered several fires.
Mayor Borys Filatov said one strike came within 100 metres (110 yards) of the municipal offices. He also said at least 15 dwellings had been damaged, as well as a student residence, an educational institution and a food processing plant.
Pictures posted online showed a large blaze and firefighters working at the scene well into the night, as well as gutted vehicles and buildings with smashed windows and damaged facades.
In northeastern Kharkiv region, governor Oleh Syniehubov said a Russian missile attack injured two people in the town of Izium. The town was captured by Russian troops in the early days of the February 2022 invasion, but was retaken by Ukrainian forces later in the year.
Three Injured In Odesa
A Russian drone strike on the Black Sea port city of Odesa overnight injured three people, ignited fires, and damaged homes and civilian infrastructure, officials in southern Ukraine reported early on Wednesday.
“The enemy has again attacked Odesa with a massive drone attack,” Oleh Kiper, governor of the region whose administrative centre is the city of Odesa, said on messaging app Telegram, though the full scale of the attack was not clear.
Ukraine’s air force usually reports details of overnight Russian attacks later in the morning.
Sumy Bombings
Ukraine’s Air Force had reported that new Russian missiles and guided bombs targeted Sumy in northeastern Ukraine on Monday evening, following a missile strike that killed 35 people the day before.
Local officials said the missile strike occurred on the outskirts of the city and reported no casualties. Checks were being conducted to determine the extent of any damage.
Russia’s Defence Ministry said two of its missiles had struck a meeting of Ukrainian military officers on Sunday in Sumy. Ukraine called the strike a deliberate attack on civilians.
(With inputs from Reuters)
