Ukraine regional governor says Russian missiles kill 3, injure 15 in Dnipro
(Reuters) -At the least three individuals have been killed and 15 injured following a Russian missile assault on the central Ukrainian metropolis of Dnipro Friday, the regional governor, Valentyn Reznychenko, mentioned.
“The rockets hit an industrial plant and a busy avenue subsequent to it,” Rezynchenko mentioned on his Fb web page. “We’re figuring out the extent of the destruction.”
The Ukrainian army shot down 4 of the six missiles fired on the metropolis and area in a night assault, he added. The Ukrainian air drive mentioned the Russians fired X-101 missiles from Tupolev-95MS strategic plane within the northern a part of the Caspian Sea. It mentioned the missiles had a variety of 5,500 kilometers and a pace of 720 kilometers per hour.
The lifeless included a metropolis bus driver, an area transportation official mentioned on his Fb web page. “The person had completed his work day and was headed to the depot to return to work at 5 a.m. tomorrow. He did not make it,” Ivan Vasyuchkov wrote.
“Two youngsters have been left with no father. A extremely younger man, my age, he nonetheless had a lot time to stay. There are merely no phrases,” he added.
(Reporting by Elaine Monaghan; modifying by Diane Craft)
