Rescuers continue to search for people under the rubble of the destroyed high-rise building.
In Dnipro, where a section of a residential high-rise building was destroyed as a result of a Russian missile attack, the demolition of the rubble is ongoing. Rescuers continue to search for people.
“Dnipropetrovsk region. January 15, 00:45. The rescue operation in Dnipro is ongoing. The fate of 26 people is still unknown,” wrote Valentin Reznichenko, the head of the Dnipropetrovsk OUV, in Telegram.
It is already known about 12 dead as a result of the Russian attack. Among them is a 15-year-old girl. 73 people were injured, including 14 children. Almost all injured are in hospitals.
Strike on the Dnipro: the latest details
On January 14, Russian terrorists hit a high-rise building in Dnipro, where more than 1,100 people live, with a rocket. The explosion completely destroyed one of the sections of the building.
On January 15, the city announced a three-day mourning period for those who died as a result of a Russian rocket attack on a residential building in the Peremoga housing estate. Rescue workers, the military, city services, the police and a lot of equipment are still working at the scene of the tragedy.
The spokesman of the Air Force of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, Yuriy Ignat, said that Russian terrorists hit a residential high-rise building in Dnipro with an Kh-22 missile – the “killer of aircraft carriers”. It was launched from a distant Tu-22M3 bomber.