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Russia strikes residential building in Dnipro, killing 1, injuring 10

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Russia strikes residential building in Dnipro, killing 1, injuring 10
The aftermath of a Russian drone attack on a residential building in Dnipro overnight on Nov. 8, 2025. (Ukraine's State Emergency Service)

Editor's note: This is a developing story and is being updated. Read the lastest news on Russia's overnight Nov. 8 attacks, including its drone attacks on Kyiv.

Russia carried out a drone attack on the city of Dnipro overnight on Nov. 8, killing one person and injuring 10 others, including two children, officials reported.

Several apartments of a multi-story building were destroyed in the city amid the strike. A fire also broke out on the site of the attack.

Photos and videos posted to social media show significant structural damage to the middle floors of the building, between the fourth and sixth floors.

Ukraine's State Emergency Service reported that six people required hospitalization amid the strike, including one child.

Dnipropetrovsk Oblast Governor Vladyslav Haivanenko reported that a 2 and 13-year-old were among the injured victims.

Rescue efforts are ongoing and the number of casualties may rise, officials added. The full extent of the damage caused to the building was not immediately clear.

Russian forces regularly carry out attacks on Dnipro due to its proximity to Ukraine's front line regions.

Moscow has pursued a campaign of relentless aerial strikes against Ukrainian cities throughout the year, repeatedly breaking its own record for missile and drone attacks.

The attack on Dnipro came amid a broader attack on Ukrainian cities overnight on Nov. 8. Air raid alerts were activated for Ukraine's central and eastern regions amid a threat of ballistic missile attacks. Fires were also reported in Kyiv amid a Russian drone attack.

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Dmytro Basmat

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Dmytro Basmat is a senior news editor for The Kyiv Independent. He previously worked in Canadian politics as a communications lead and spokesperson for a national political party, and as a communications assistant for a Canadian Member of Parliament. Basmat has a Master's degree in Political Management from Carleton University in Ottawa, Canada, and a Bachelor of Arts in Politics and Governance from Toronto Metropolitan University.

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