Russian strike on Dnipropetrovsk region store kills civilians, including two children
Photo: Two more victims have been reported (Getty Images)
The death toll has risen following a Russian strike on a store in the Samarskyi district of Dnipropetrovsk region on November 1. Four people have been confirmed dead, including two children, according to the Telegram channel of Dnipropetrovsk Regional Military Administration head Vladyslav Haivanenko.
"The number of victims of the enemy attack on the Samarskyi district has increased. Two children — boys aged 11 and 14 — were killed. My condolences to their families. In total, the tragedy claimed four lives," wrote Haivanenko.
Earlier in the evening, when the incident first became known, reports mentioned two deaths.
As of the evening of November 1, the Russian attack on the Samarskyi district had left eight people injured. All were hospitalized, half of them in serious condition.
Russia also attacked other districts of Dnipropetrovsk region
According to Haivanenko, the aggressor continued terrorizing other parts of the region.
A drone strike hit the Dubovykivska community in the Synelnykove district, causing a fire. Five private houses, an outbuilding, and a summer kitchen were damaged. Infrastructure in the Vasylkivska community was also destroyed.
In the Pavlohrad district, enemy drones damaged infrastructure and a car.
In the Nikopol district, the city center and the Pokrovska, Marhanetska, and Chervonohryhorivska communities came under attack. The occupiers used FPV drones there.
"They also opened fire with artillery. A store and a private home were destroyed. According to updated information, a local house in Nikopol was damaged by the attack that took place yesterday evening," the regional head reported, sharing photos of the aftermath in the Nikopol area.
As a reminder, RBC-Ukraine reported yesterday about a Russian strike on a store in the Samarskyi district of Dnipropetrovsk region on the evening of November 1.
We also reported on explosions in Pavlohrad, Dnipropetrovsk region, later that evening following a ballistic missile threat.
