Two civilians dead, four injured in overnight Russian missile attack on city of Dnipro

26 October 2022, 11:56 AM
A pregnant woman was among those killed as a result of the Russian missile attack on the Dnipro (Photo:State Emergency Service of Ukraine)

A pregnant woman was among those killed as a result of the Russian missile attack on the Dnipro (Photo:State Emergency Service of Ukraine)

The number of injured in a Russian missile attack on the city of Dnipro has increased to four, three of whom are in critical condition, with two people confirmed to have been killed, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast Governor Valentyn Reznichenko wrote on Telegram on Oct. 26.

“According to verified data, four people are wounded. Two women and two men. All are currently in hospital. Three of them are in a critical condition,” he said.

Two people died, including a pregnant woman, as a result of the Russian attack.

The Russian military also carried out an attack on the Nikopil district of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast on the night of Oct. 26, Reznichenko said. He said the invaders used Grad rockets to attack the community of Chervonohryhorivka.

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There were no dead or wounded in that attack, though some damage was done to property there.

Elsewhere in the oblast, more than 600 families have been left without electricity due to damage to power lines. Emergency teams are already working to restore power.

The Ukrainian army also shot down an Iranian-made Shahed-136 kamikaze drone flying over Dnipropetrovsk Oblast.

Russian troops fired rockets at various parts of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast in the evening of Oct. 25. A fire broke out at one gas station due to shrapnel hits.

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