Russian missile strike hits Dnipro, damaging hotel and fitness center
Photo: The Regional Military Administration spoke about the consequences of the missile attack on Dnipro (Getty Images)
Due to a morning missile attack in Dnipro, civilian facilities were damaged, including a hotel building and a fitness center. There were no casualties or injuries, Serhii Lysak, Head of the Dnipropetrovsk Regional Military Administration reports.
The official, on his Telegram channel, shared details about the Russian missile strike on Dnipro this morning and showed photos of the aftermath of the shelling.
"Due to the missile attack in Dnipro itself, a fitness center, a hotel, and an office were damaged," said the Head of the Dnipropetrovsk Regional Military Administration.
In addition, in Pidhorodne, dry grass caught fire, and private houses and greenhouses were damaged.
Lysak added that there was a fire in the Novooleksandrivska community, where "property in a utility building was burning," but the fire has already been extinguished. Fortunately, no one was injured.
The Head of the Regional Military Administration also informed that in the Dnipropetrovsk region, thanks to the work of air defense forces and means, 3 missiles and 3 enemy UAVs were destroyed.
Other shelling in Dnipropetrovsk region
The Head of the Dnipropetrovsk Regional Military Administration also said that the Nikopol district once again came under attack by Russian occupiers. For the attacks, the enemy used kamikaze drones and fired from MLRS.
"Nikopol, Myrivska, and Marhanets communities suffered," Lysak reported.
The official clarified that as a result of the shelling, an apartment building, a private house, a car, as well as a power line and a gas pipeline were damaged.
"There were no dead or wounded," the Head of the Dnipropetrovsk Regional Military Administration reported.
In addition, the Russian army struck the Zelenodolsk community of the Kryvyi Rih district with an FPV drone - dry grass was burning there.
"Synelnykove district was also under attack. In particular - the Slovianska community. A non-operational building and a car caught fire. A lyceum, a kindergarten, three dozen private houses, and several cars were damaged," Lysak stated.
Russian missile strike on Ukraine on morning of April 18
As previously reported, explosions sounded almost simultaneously in the cities of Kharkiv and Dnipro in the morning.
Before that, Ukraine's Air Force had warned about the threat of missile strikes from the Russian troops. In particular, the movement of enemy missiles toward Dnipro was being recorded.
Later the reports indicated that the Russians struck a densely populated area of Kharkiv with ballistic missiles equipped with cluster munitions. As a result of the enemy shelling, more than 50 people have already been reported injured in the city, as well as one killed.
