Russia attacks Dnipropetrovsk region: Rescuers under fire, one wounded
Russia attacked Dnipropetrovsk region with a drone on September 5 (t.me/dnipropetrovskaODA)
On the morning of September 5, Russia launched a drone attack on the Dnipropetrovsk region. A rescuer was injured after coming under a second round of shelling alongside his colleagues, according to Serhii Lysak, the head of the Dnipropetrovsk Regional Military Administration (RMA).
"In the morning (on September 5 - ed.), the enemy attacked the region with a kamikaze drone, damaging infrastructure and causing a fire. Firefighters were extinguishing the blaze when the Russians launched a second strike," Lysak said.
According to the head of the RMA, a 45-year-old emergency worker was injured.
"The man received necessary medical care and is in stable condition. The service vehicle was destroyed by the fire," Lysak added.
Consequences of the shelling in the Dnipropetrovsk region on September 5 (t.me/dnipropetrovskaODA)
Russian attack on Ukraine
On the night of September 5, Russian forces attacked Ukraine with 78 kamikaze drones and an Iskander ballistic missile. Air defense forces shot down 60 Shahed drones.
Explosions were heard in Kyiv, with air defense systems operating both in the Kyiv region and in the capital. None of the drones launched by Russia toward Kyiv reached their target during the attack.
There were no casualties in the Kyiv region. However, debris from the drones damaged six houses, broke windows in an apartment building, and sparked fires in three districts. The air raid alert in the region lasted 11 hours.
Additionally, two drones returned to Russia, and one flew into Belarus.
