Russian strike hits oil depot in Dnipropetrovsk region: eleven injured (Update)

Russian strike hits oil depot in Dnipropetrovsk region: eleven injured (Update)

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The Russian invasion forces have fired missiles at the oil depot in Novomoskovsk district, Dnipropetrovsk region, injuring eleven people at the site.

That’s according to the head of the Dnipropetrovsk Regional Military Administration, Valentyn Reznichenko, who broke the news on Telegram and later released a follow-up on the number of casualties, as seen by Ukrinform.

“We have ‘arrivals,’ again. It’s the Novomoskovsk district. Three missiles destroyed an oil depot," Reznichenko wrote.

Read also: Two people injured in missile strike on Kryvyi Rih

He said the strike caused a massive fire at the depot. Rescuers are putting out the flames.

Reznichenko said that eleven people were injured, having sustained burns. All of them were rushed to a hospital. One of the injured persons is "in grave condition," the report reads.

As Ukrinform reported, two people were injured, two households were destroyed, and a social infrastructure facility caught fire in Dnipropetrovsk region earlier today as a result of a Russian missile strike on Kryvyi Rih.

Note: The story has been updated for the number of casualties.

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