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Russia attacks Dnipro district: Fires break out, casualties reported

Russia attacks Dnipro district: Fires break out, casualties reported Photo: Russian Federation attacked the Dnipro district on April 18 (Getty Images)
Author: Liliana Oleniak

Russian troops attacked the Dnipro district on April 18. Fires broke out and there were wounded, according to the head of the Dnipropetrovsk Regional Military Administration, Serhii Lysak.

"Russia attacked the Dnipro district," he states.

According to the head of the DRMA, there are also wounded.

"Preliminarily, two men aged 30 and 35 were injured by a Russian rocket attack. They are hospitalized in a moderate condition," adds Lysak.

In addition, there are several fires.

"Details will follow after the air raid ends. The threat continues. Stay in safe places," he adds.

Damage reported

Later, Lysak said that the Russian missile attack in the Dnipro district damaged an infrastructure facility and an enterprise.

"Two fires are still raging. We are clarifying the information," the head of the DRMA adds.

Russia attacks Dnipro

A few hours earlier, an explosion was reported in Dnipro. Later it became known that it was not isolated. Residents of Dnipro were asked to go to shelters and stay there until the alarm went off. The alert in the Dnipro region has now been canceled. According to the military, there was a threat of ballistic missile attacks. Later, the alert was extended to several other regions, including Kyiv and the region.