Russian Strikes Kill at Least Five in Dnipro as Rescuers Search Rubble

Rescue operations were still underway Friday in Dnipro after Russian strikes hit the central-eastern Ukrainian city overnight and again later in the day, leaving at least five people dead, more than 40 injured and two people missing, according to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

Zelenskyy said emergency services, medics and rescuers were working at the scene after Russia attacked Dnipro “since night” with missiles and drones, striking residential buildings, energy infrastructure and other civilian sites. He said more than 40 people were injured, including children, and 23 were hospitalized. The figures were issued while search and rescue work was continuing and were not final.

Associated Press and Reuters, citing regional officials, also reported five deaths in Dnipro, though early casualty counts varied and remained provisional. AP reported that Dnipropetrovsk regional administration head Oleksandr Hanzha said 46 people were wounded. AP and Reuters said four bodies were recovered from the rubble of a building hit in the overnight attack, and that a later daytime strike killed at least one more person, bringing the reported toll in the city to five. Reuters and other outlets reported the daytime strike hit the same residential area that had already come under attack overnight, as rescuers were working there.

The strike on Dnipro was part of a broader Russian barrage across Ukraine. Ukraine’s Air Force said Russia launched 619 drones and 47 missiles overnight, in figures released by the Ukrainian military.

The attack prompted a renewed appeal from Kyiv for faster air-defense support from allies. Zelenskyy said Russia had attacked Dnipro and other places relentlessly. “Practically all night, the Russians bombed Dnipro and our other cities and communities,” he said in remarks cited by Reuters. Ukraine has repeatedly pointed to combined drone-and-missile attacks in pressing partners to speed up deliveries of air-defense systems and maintain pressure on Moscow.

Dnipro, one of Ukraine’s largest cities, lies in the Dnipropetrovsk region and has been repeatedly targeted during Russia’s full-scale invasion.