Russian strikes kill 10 in Dnipro, other areas
Russian forces pounded the southeastern Ukrainian city of Dnipro on Saturday in waves of attacks with drones and missiles that also hit other regions, killing 10 people and injuring dozens.
Dnipro was subjected to three separate attacks overnight and during the day.
Regional Governor Oleksandr Hanzha said eight people were killed and
49 injured in the city, a repeated
target in more than four years of war with Russia.
In the initial overnight strike, a large chunk of an apartment building collapsed after being hit. Four bodies were recovered, Hanzha said.
The site was struck again during the day while rescuers were working. The second attack killed one person and injured seven.
20 hours of attacks
Eight more were injured in a subsequent attack on Saturday evening. All were being treated in hospital, Hanzha said.
"For more than 20 frightening hours, the Russians attacked Dnipro in waves," Hanzha wrote on Telegram. "They hit with missiles and drones. They hit deliberately. They hit residential areas."
Ukraine's air force said Russian forces deployed 619 drones and 47 missiles overnight, adding that it downed 580 drones and 30 missiles.
Moscow has been launching smaller barrages of dozens of drones nightly at Ukraine, interspersing them with occasional large-scale attacks.
Thick columns of black smoke streamed into the sky on
Saturday morning, as local media warned of poor air quality.
A Reuters reporter saw a Russian drone being destroyed in the sky over the ruined apartment block as rescuers worked in the rubble.
Russia's Defence Ministry said it had hit military-industrial and energy targets overnight. It did not comment on the apartment block strike in Dnipro.
"Russia is deliberately prolonging its terror against our people, continuing to target critical infrastructure and residential buildings," Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko said.