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Russian occupiers shell maternity hospital in Dnipro: Casualties reported

Russian occupiers shell maternity hospital in Dnipro: Casualties reported There are dead and injured in Dnipro (Getty Images)
Author: Liliana Oleniak

In Dnipro, a Russian missile attack in the morning resulted in deaths and injuries. In addition, the city's maternity hospital was damaged, said Dnipro Mayor Borys Filatov.

"There are injured and dead. All local services are fully alert and are working together with the State Emergency Service under the leadership of the Civil-Military Administration," Filatov says.

The mayor did not provide details about the shelling.

"We are maintaining calm and information hygiene," he adds.

According to Suspilne, a maternity hospital in Dnipro was damaged by a rocket attack. In particular, windows were smashed in the building of the medical institution.

Russian massive attack in Ukraine on December 29

Russian terrorists attack Ukraine with missiles and kamikaze drones during the night. Explosions were heard in many regions: Kyiv, Kharkiv, Lviv, Dnipro, Odesa, Sumy, and Cherkasy regions.

Buildings in four major Ukrainian cities are on fire as a result of the attack.

Read everything we know about the massive attack so far in RBC-Ukraine's report.