The death toll after Russia’s attack on a residential building in Dnipro in eastern Ukraine on Saturday has risen to 25, including a child, Ukrainian President Volodimir Zelenski has said.
«So far 39 people have been rescued, including six children. There are 25 dead, including one child, and 73 people injured, including 13 children. There are 43 people missing,» Zelenski posted on his Telegram account.
There are also 72 destroyed apartments and more than 230 damaged, the head of state added. The State Emergency Service has set up four tents and there are two more volunteer tents. «Psychologists are providing assistance to the victims,» Zelenski has explained.
«Search operations and dismantling of dangerous structural elements are continuing. Without pause. We continue to fight for every life,» stressed Zelenski, who conveyed his condolences to the families and friends of the victims.
Meanwhile, the governor of the region, Valentin Reznichenko, reported that «the dismantling of the destroyed structures of the building continues» and «almost 3,500 tons of debris have already been removed».
«All services are now working on the places where the Russian missiles hit. Of the more than 30 missiles launched over Ukraine during the day, more than 20 were shot down,» Ukrainian Prime Minister Denis Shmigal has reported via Telegram.
In addition, Shmigal has confirmed that several energy infrastructure facilities were also hit during the day yesterday. «In connection with this, the most difficult situation is experienced in Kharkov and Kiev,» he added.
The Ukrainian Foreign Ministry has published a picture, according to the authorities, of the hit building, the facade of which shows serious material damage.
Source: (EUROPA PRESS)
