(Kyiv) At least four civilians were killed and 27 others injured in an attack by Russian missiles and explosive drones on the large city of Dnipro (central-eastern Ukraine) on Wednesday, according to a new report announced by the regional governor.
“Four people died as a result of the Russian attack this morning. Twenty-seven people were injured,” regional governor Sergei Lysak said on social media. Of the injured, eleven were hospitalized, including two people in serious condition, he added.
The previous official report from this attack stated that three people were dead and 18 injured.
The Russian strikes damaged a shopping centre and a petrol station, added the chairman of the regional assembly, Mykola Lukashuk, denouncing a “massive attack”. He published photos of a building and cars with broken windows.
According to Ukrainian media, this is a shopping center that was already hit by a Russian missile at the end of last December.
On Wednesday morning, Russia launched seven guided and cruise missiles, five explosive drones and a sixth reconnaissance drone on the Dnipropetrovsk region, of which Dnipro is the capital, the commander of the Ukrainian air force said.
The air defense managed to destroy five missiles and all drones, commander Mykola Oleshchuk assured in a statement.
A major industrial and scientific center, the city of Dnipro had a population of nearly one million before the start of the Russian invasion in February 2022.
A day of mourning has been announced for Thursday by the city’s town hall.
Located about a hundred kilometers as the crow flies west of the front line with Russia, Dnipro is regularly targeted by Russian air attacks.
In January 2023, a missile hit a residential building in the city, killing 46 people.
In the neighbouring regions of Donetsk and Kharkiv (east), two civilians were killed in nighttime Russian attacks, regional authorities said on Wednesday.