Missile strike kills five people and injures 21 in Dnipro

29 June, 02:29 PM
Russians attacked the Dnipro on June 29 (Photo: Dnipropetrovsk military administration)

Russians attacked the Dnipro on June 29 (Photo: Dnipropetrovsk military administration)

A Russian missile strike on Dnipro killed five people and injured 21 on June 29, the Dnipropetrovsk Oblast Military Administration said.

A critically injured man died in the hospital, bringing the death toll from four to five, regional authorities said.

Five men ages 22, 33, 54, 58 and 59 are in serious condition.

Police said Russian forces attacked the city with a missile.

The strike hit a private enterprise, local authorities said.

Dnipropetrovsk Oblast Gov. Oleksandr Hanzha had earlier reported that four people were injured in the morning attack, including a 22-year-old man who was hospitalized in serious condition.

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