Russian attack in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast kills 4, injures 24
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Russia attacked the Dniprovskyi district of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast on the evening of Nov. 30, killing four people and injuring at least 24 others.
President Volodymyr Zelensky said that Russia targeted the village of Tsarychanka with a missile strike, killing four civilians.
"And so almost every day Ukraine defends itself against this absolutely inhuman pressure," Zelensky said on Telegram after the attack.
The injured victims include an 11-year-old boy, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast Governor Serhii Lysak said. He is being treated in the hospital, along with the rest of the wounded.
Eighteen people are in hospitals, seven of them in serious condition, Lysak reported at 7:30 a.m. local time on Dec.1.
Explosions occurred in the Dniprovskyi district in the evening, igniting three fires in the area, the governor said. A shop, an apartment building, and a home caught fire following the attack.
Authorities have not disclosed details regarding the identities of the other victims.
Ukraine's southeastern Dnipropetrovsk Oblast is regularly targeted by Russian attacks. Russia on Nov. 21 targeted both the regional capital of Dnipro and the region's second-largest city, Kryvyi Rih, with large-scale attacks.
The attack on Dnipro involved an intermediate-range ballistic missile (IRBM), referred to by Russia as "Oreshnik," which marked an escalation in Russia's aerial attacks.
The Kyiv Independent news desk
