Russia strikes Ukraine's Dnipro overnight: Food warehouses ablaze, two children injured
Photo: Rescuers work at the site of the strike (Vitalii Nosach, RBC-Ukraine)
Four people, including two 8-year-old girls, were injured in a Russian drone attack on Dnipro overnight on October 11. An apartment building was damaged and warehouses caught fire in the city, according to Oleksandr Hanzha, head of the Dnipropetrovsk Regional Military Administration.
Two people were initially reported injured, but by morning the number had risen to four. One of the 8-year-old girls was hospitalized, with doctors describing her condition as moderate.
The second 8-year-old girl, a 29-year-old woman, and a 61-year-old man will receive outpatient treatment.
Russian forces attacked the city with drones. An apartment building was damaged in one district. In another, several food warehouses caught fire, along with trucks and passenger cars.
During the massive attack overnight on October 7, Russian forces struck an industrial facility in the city and also damaged apartment buildings and a sports club.
Earlier, on the evening of October 2, a residential high-rise caught fire following an attack, forcing rescuers to evacuate residents. That same night, debris fell near the city council building, and the roof of a business center caught fire in the city center.