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Death toll in Dnipro rises after Russian night attack

Death toll in Dnipro rises after Russian night attack Rescuers clear the rubble at the scene (photo: t.me/dnipropetrovskaODA/17003)

On the night of October 25-26, Russia launched a missile attack on the city of Dnipro. The death toll has now risen again, reports the head of the Dnipro Regional Military Administration, Serhii Lysak.

“The number of people killed in Dnipro has increased. As of now there are five of them. Rescuers have taken out the body of a man from the rubble. Condolences to the families of all victims of Russian terror,” he wrote.

In addition, Foreign Minister Ihor Klymenko earlier reported that there are not only the dead, but also 20 people wounded.

Death toll in Dnipro rises after Russian night attack

Rescuers clear the rubble at the scene

Death toll in Dnipro rises after Russian night attack

Rescuers clear the rubble at the scene

Shelling of Dnipro

Russians shelled Dnipro on the night of October 26. Prior to the attack, the Ukrainian Air Force reported a threat of ballistic missile attacks from Crimea.

In the morning, the head of the military administration said that a missile hit a residential building. Other apartment buildings and a medical facility were also damaged. In addition, critical infrastructure facilities were damaged.

Read more about the consequences of Russia's night attack on Dnipro in RBC-Ukraine's article.