Among the injured are six children.

As a result of the Russian shelling of the Dnipro, five people were killed and dozens were injured.

According to the head of the Dnipropetrovsk regional military administration Valentyn Reznichenko, all the injured are in the hospital.

“27 people were injured. Among them are six children. All of them are in the hospital… Five have already died,” he wrote.

Serhiy Kruk, head of the State Emergency Service, said that 15 people were rescued from the ruins of the building during the search and rescue operation.

“Departments of the State Emergency Service are working in an intensified mode. More than 80 personnel and more than 20 units of State Emergency Service equipment have been involved,” he noted.

In the President’s Office, they showed how the rescue operation takes place: people are removed with the help of cranes, signaling with lights and mobile phones.

Updated (17:49): The head of the Dnipropetrovsk regional council Mykola Lukashuk informs that 20 people have already been rescued, including 3 children. Also, according to his information, two (and not one, as reported) entrances were destroyed.

“All services are working. The rescue operation is ongoing. It’s terrifying and painful. Rescuers are finding people under the rubble. The whole span, 2 entrances of a high-rise building are completely destroyed. Peaceful people, young parents, children. It’s a day off. Russia is murderers and inhumans. They will burn in hell for their crimes,” he said.

Rocket attack on the Dnipro on January 14

In the afternoon on Saturday, January 14, the aggressor country launched a missile attack on Ukraine. Kyiv, Lviv, Kharkiv and Dnipropetrovsk regions came under fire.

In Dnipro, the occupiers got to a high-rise building. As a result of the impact, one of the entrances was completely destroyed. It was reported that there may be people under the rubble. Later, videos began to appear on the Internet, on which you can see how people who were under the rubble are screaming.

The day before, 10 victims were known, including two children. It was reported that three victims are in serious condition. Rescuers and city services are working at the scene of the tragedy. The mayor of Dnipro, Borys Filatov, noted that the work will probably continue throughout the night.