Number of victims of missile strike in Dnipropetrovsk region rises to 34

The number of victims of a rocket attack on the Pavlohrad district of the Dnipro region has increased to 34, including five children.

Serhii Lysak, the head of the Dnipro Regional Military Administration, said this on Telegram, Ukrinform reports.

"There are already 34 victims of the missile attack on the Pavlohrad district. Five of them are children. The youngest girl is only 8 years old," Lysak said.

He specified that the victims had bruises, fractures, cuts and lacerations, contusions, and poisoning from combustion products.

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"Two women, 45 and 55 years old, are in intensive care. The rest are being treated on an outpatient basis," added the head of the RMA.

As reported earlier, at night the Russian army attacked the Dnipropetrovsk region with missiles, 7 of them were shot down. In Pavlohrad, the shelling damaged an industrial enterprise, 19  high-rise buildings, 25 private houses, six school and preschool education institutions, and five shops.

There are also destructions in the district's communities.

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It was reported earlier that 25 people were injured in the shelling, including three children.