A strike on a medical facility within the metropolis of Dnipro, Ukraine, on Friday left two lifeless and over 23 injured.

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A strike on a medical facility within the metropolis of Dnipro, Ukraine, on Friday left two lifeless and over 23 injured.

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A barrage of rockets hit a medical clinic within the jap Ukrainian metropolis of Dnipro on Friday, killing two and injuring 23, based on the regional governor.

Of the 23 injured, 21 have been hospitalized, with three in critical situation, governor Serhiy Lysak said in a telegram post.

Video and pictures of the scene confirmed smoke pouring out of a broken three-story constructing, with rescue staff wanting on. In a tweet, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called the attack a “crime against humanity.”

Two kids, aged 3 and 6, had been among the many wounded, Lysak mentioned. He added that one of many two casualties from the assault is a 69-year-old man who was strolling close to the clinic because the strike started.

Ukrainian officers on Friday additionally mentioned they shot down Russian missiles and over 20 drones aimed toward their capital metropolis, Kyiv, and the nation’s jap areas.

Russia didn’t instantly touch upon the air strikes, however did say {that a} blast that broken buildings within the Russian metropolis of Krasnodar on Friday was brought on by Ukrainian drones. There had been no reported casualties.

Rescuers had been nonetheless in Dnipro as of Friday morning, trying to find three lacking individuals believed to be trapped underneath the rubble, Lysak mentioned. Crews had been additionally attempting to tamp down a hearth on the clinic and a neighboring constructing that over stretched 1,000 meters.