Ukraine war: Many dead after Russia blows up apartment building in Dnipro
Dnipro, Ukraine - A Russian missile attack that hit an apartment building in the central Ukrainian city of Dnipro on Saturday night has killed at least 23 people, according to official figures.
By Sunday morning, 72 injured people had been rescued from the rubble of the partially collapsed building, including 13 children, the Ukrainian Civil Defense announced on Telegram.
More than 40 people are still missing. The search for them is continuing.
Cries for help from trapped residents could still be heard from the rubble hours after the impact.
The attack on Dnipro was the most serious of several attacks on Saturday. An air alert was temporarily in effect throughout the country.
According to the Ukrainian news agency Ukrinform, at least 26 civilians were killed and more than 80 injured across the country.
The leadership in Kyiv blasted the attacks against the civilian population and once again spoke of "Russian terror."
"We're fighting for every person, every life. We'll find everyone involved in terror. Everyone will bear responsibility. Utmost," Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
Russian attacks on other Ukrainian cities
Besides Dnipro, other areas hit on Saturday included Odessa in the south, Kharkiv in the east, Lviv in the west and the capital Kiev. Civilian infrastructure, including electricity sites, were once again damaged and power outages were reported.
The Ukrainian military said that 25 of 38 Russian missiles were shot down.
Ukraine prepared its citizens for increased problems with the electricity supply following the attacks.
The state electricity grid operator Ukrenerho announced on Facebook that the already significantly reduced amount of electricity per household would have to be throttled even further in order to avoid major bottlenecks.
Emergency shutdowns could not be ruled out.
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