Dnipro attack: casualty toll up to 18

As a result of a Russian strike targeting the city of Dnipto, 18 people were injured, including five children who required hospitalization.

The head of the Dnipropetrovsk Regional Mulitary Administration, Serhii Lysak, reported this via Telegram, Ukrinform saw.

“Dnipro. Already 18 injured. Among them, 12 were hospitalized, including five children. I visited those boys and girls in hospital,” he wrote.

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Medics say children’s injuries are of moderate severity.

As reported earlier, as a result of a missile strike, an educational facility in the city of Dnipro sustained damage. Children were affected as they were rushing to a shelter and the windows got shattered in the facility.

Photo: State Emergency Service of Ukraine