Russian missile strike on Dnipro kills 5, injures 27
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Editor's note: This story has been updated to include reporting on the overnight attack on Dnipro on April 15.
A Russian missile strike on the city of Dnipro on April 14 killed five people and injured at least 27 others, local authorities reported.
An explosion was heard in the city at around 11:30 a.m., as Ukraine's Air Force warned of a missile heading toward Dnipro.
As of 1:56 p.m., Dnipropetrovsk Oblast Governor Oleksandr Hanzha said that 21 people had been hospitalized, including 10 in serious condition. About an hour later, he reported that a 40-year-old man had died, raising the death toll to five.
Earlier reports indicated that casualties continued to rise throughout the day, with people injured while on the street and inside vehicles at the time of the strike.
The attack damaged civilian infrastructure and multiple cars. A nearby gas station was also hit, while a fire broke out at the scene, emergency services said.
Following the initial missile attack, Russia launched additional drones towards the city overnight on April 15. The latest round of attacks caused severe damage to an administrative building and a newly-constructed 9-story apartment building in the city.
The latest attack also injured a further three people, leaving a 29-year-old woman hospitalized, Hanzha said.
The strike comes shortly after a temporary Easter ceasefire announced by Russian President Vladimir Putin expired. Putin had announced the ceasefire on April 9, after previously rejecting Ukraine's calls for a similar pause in fighting.
The truce, which was supposed to be in effect from the evening of April 11 to the night of April 13, was violated 10,721 times by Russian forces over its 32-hour duration, according to Ukraine’s General Staff.
