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Russian Strike on Dnipro Building Kills Two, Injures 21; Ukrainian Drones Wound One in Russia
A Russian strike on a residential building in Dnipro killed two people and injured 21, with five believed missing. President Volodymyr Zelensky reported four deaths and 30 injuries from overnight strikes across Ukraine. European Union leaders approved new sanctions against Russia and a major loan to Ukraine.
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A Russian strike hit a residential building in Ukraine's eastern Dnipro city on Saturday, killing two people and injuring 21, with five more people believed missing, authorities said. Rescue workers recovered the bodies of two people from the rubble of a building in Dnipro destroyed by a Russian strike, Oleksandr Ganzha, head of Dnipropetrovsk regional military administration, said in a Telegram message.
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The message was accompanied by a video showing rescue workers extracting a body in a black bag from the rubble of a small building, with an excavator clearing debris.
It is believed that five people may still be trapped under the rubble in Dnipro, Ganzha added, confirming that 21 people were injured in the strike. @AFP reported these details from the scene, highlighting the ongoing search efforts amid the destruction. President Volodymyr Zelensky said four people died and some 30 were wounded in overnight Russian strikes across Ukraine.
"Every such strike should serve as a reminder to our partners that the situation requires immediate and firm action, and the rapid strengthening of our air defense," Zelensky stated. "We must also move towards the 21st package of European sanctions against Russia," Zelensky said.
"The pause caused by the blocking of the 20th package has given the aggressor extra time to adapt - it is important to counter this," he added.
A meeting of European Union leaders on Thursday approved a 20th package of sanctions against Russia, targeting the banking sector and adding new restrictions on exports of Russian oil. The leaders also approved a 90-billion-euro loan to Ukraine after months of obstruction by Hungary, @AFP reported.
