UPDATED: Russian missile attack in Dnipro targets key hospital, kills 5, injures 21, including children
The casualties from the Russian missile attack that hit residential buildings and the Mechnikov hospital in the central-eastern city of Dnipro late on Oct. 25, have risen to five killed and 21 injured, according to Ukrainian authorities.
A man's body was found under the rubble, raising the death toll to five, Dnipropetrovsk Governor Serhiy Lysak reported. Among the 21 injured, seven are currently hospitalized, with a 17 year-old boy in serious condition.
A police officer, his wife, and two daughters were trapped under the rubble of their building after the attack. While his younger daughter was rescued, his wife and eldest daughter were killed, according to the National Police.
The attack damaged 13 apartment buildings, two houses, and the Mechnikov hospital, which is a key hospital to treat soldiers who have suffered some of the more serious injuries on the front line.
"This war, now in its third year, has only one culprit—Moscow. That is why there must be pressure on the aggressor, strong enough to compel an end to terror and war. Lasting peace and security are achieved only through strength and resolve," President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Oct. 26, condemning the attack.
Local news sources indicated that several strikes targeted different areas across the city.
Dnipro, Ukraine's fourth-largest city with a pre-war population of about one million, has served as a key logistics and humanitarian hub during the full-scale war. It is located approximately 395 kilometers (245 miles) from Kyiv.
Kateryna Hodunova
