Russia strikes Ukraine's Dnipro for third time in a day: Grocery warehouses ablaze
Illustrative photo: aftermath of the enemy attack (State Emergency Service)
Russian forces struck Dnipro for the third time today. As a result of the enemy attack, grocery warehouses caught fire, according to a statement by Oleksandr Hanzha, head of the Dnipropetrovsk Regional Military Administration.
"The enemy struck Dnipro for the third time today. Grocery warehouses caught fire," he said.
The head of the Regional Military Administration added that information regarding those injured as a result of the attack is being clarified.
During another attack on Dnipro, Russian forces struck the Oleina plant with drones. The plant is owned by the US multinational corporation Bunge.
Dnipro Mayor Borys Filatov noted that the facility is located in the central part of the city and has already been targeted by Russian attacks more than once.
Later, the press service of US company Bunge told RBC-Ukraine that the Oleina plant had suspended operations due to the Russian strike.
In addition, Russian forces struck the Gulliver shopping center in Pavlohrad, and a fire broke out in the building.
Four people were killed, and more than 60 were injured as a result of the enemy attack. Three children are among the injured — boys aged 13, 14, and 15.