Russian missile attack kills three in Ukraine's Dnipro; hits houses, medical building

Aftermath of a Russian missile attack in Dnipro

Rescuers work at a site of an apartment building destroyed by a Russian missile strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Dnipro, Ukraine October 26, 2024. REUTERS/Mykhailo Moskalenko

Source: REUTERS

A Russian missile attack hit residences and a medical facility in the central Ukrainian city of Dnipro on Friday evening, killing three people and injuring at least nine, regional governor Serhiy Lysak said.

Lysak, writing on the Telegram messaging app, said an eight-year-old girl and a teenage boy and were among the injured.

News reports from the city said several strikes hit different areas there.

Lysak said a two-storey building was partly destroyed and one person could still be under rubble. A medical facility and four apartment buildings suffered damage.

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Pictures posted online showed residents and rescue teams outside shattered houses and damaged facilities at the medical building.

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By Reuters