Russian attacks on Dnipropetrovsk Oblast kill 9, including children, injure at least 29
Russian forces attacked Dnipropetrovsk Oblast with missiles in the morning of April 19, killing at least nine people, including three children, and injuring at least 29 others, the General's Prosecutor Office reported, The Kyiv Independent reports.
Dnipropetrovsk Oblast Governor Serhii Lysak said that the strikes caused a fire at a five-story building in Dnipro, partially destroying it.
Dnipro Mayor Boris Filatov reported that the attacks struck "the very center of the city."
Russia also reportedly attacked infrastructure facilities of Ukrzaliznytsia, Ukraine's state-owned railway company, injuring railroad workers. The railway station in Dnipro briefly suspended operations.
According to State Emergency Service, the number of casualties in Dnipro totaled two killed and 20 wounded.
Russian forces attack damaged over 10 houses in Synelnykove district in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, killing at least six civilians, including 6-year-old and 8-year-old children, and injuring two other people, Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko reported.
One more child who suffered severe injuries died in hospital, bringing the death toll from the attack to nine, according to the General's Prosecutor Office.
An infrastructure facility was hit by Russia in the city of Kryvyi Rih, said Oleksandr Vilkul, the head of the city's military administration. Three people, including men, aged 43 and 53, and a 58-year-old woman, were reportedly injured.
