Major Russia drone and missile attack kills several, wounds dozens in Ukraine

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Russia launched more than 660 drones and missiles at Ukraine overnight on Friday killing four people and injuring more than 30, Ukrainian officials said. Major strikes hit buildings in the eastern city of Dnipro where, on Saturday morning, rescue teams were searching for people trapped under rubble.

Issued on: 25/04/2026 - 09:34

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A major Russian overnight attack on Ukraine ​killed four people and injured more than 30 others as Moscow launched over 660 drones and missiles in a barrage that ​targeted ‌the city of Dnipro in ⁠southeastern Ukraine, and hit several other regions.

"Practically all night, the Russians bombed ‌Dnipro and our other cities and communities," Ukrainian President ⁠Volodymyr Zelensky wrote on social media, adding that most of the targets were urban infrastructure.

Two corpses were ​recovered from a building hit by ‌a Russian strike in Dnipro, regional governor Oleksandr Hanzha said, adding that five other people could still be trapped in ‌the rubble. Another 21 people in the city were wounded, he said.

In ​the northern region of Chernihiv, missile and drone attacks killed two people and wounded seven others, the governor there said.

"Every ​strike like this must remind our partners ​that the situation needs immediate and firm ​action, rapid strengthening of our air defences," Zelensky said.

Russia attacked Ukraine with 619 ​drones and 47 missiles, Ukraine's air force said in a statement on Telegram, adding that it downed 580 drones and 30 missiles.

Russia has been launching smaller barrages ⁠of dozens of drones every night at Ukraine, interspersing them with occasional large-scale ⁠attacks that ​use hundreds of drones and dozens of missiles.

(FRANCE 24 with AFP)

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