Russia attacked the central Ukrainian metropolis of Dnipro with missiles and drones on Tuesday, damaging an influence plant and forcing authorities to shut colleges and evacuate a hospital, Ukrainian officers and media mentioned.
Town of just below a million individuals got here beneath assault from a missile and 4 teams of drones approaching from the south, east and north, Ukraine‘s Air Pressure mentioned on the Telegram messaging app.
It reported capturing down 16 of 23 drones.
Ukraine’s largest non-public vitality supplier DTEK mentioned a thermal energy plant was considerably broken. There have been no casualties, it added.
The corporate didn’t say the place the facility plant was positioned, however Dnipro’s water utility firm mentioned on Telegram that “resulting from energy outages” water provide had been partially suspended and Ukrainian media retailers mentioned an influence plant in Dnipro was hit.
Regional governor Serhiy Lysak mentioned vitality infrastructure had been hit, however gave no additional particulars. He mentioned 10 drones have been destroyed over town.
Dnipro mayor Borys Filatov mentioned authorities have been closing colleges in a single neighbourhood and evacuating at the least one hospital forward of an anticipated chilly snap that might pressure the vitality grid.
Reuters was not capable of independently confirm the reviews. There was no instant response from Russia’s defence ministry to a request for remark.
Each Russia and Ukraine have elevated their air assaults away from the entrance line in current months, concentrating on one another’s crucial vitality, army and transport infrastructure.
Town of just below a million individuals got here beneath assault from a missile and 4 teams of drones approaching from the south, east and north, Ukraine‘s Air Pressure mentioned on the Telegram messaging app.
It reported capturing down 16 of 23 drones.
Ukraine’s largest non-public vitality supplier DTEK mentioned a thermal energy plant was considerably broken. There have been no casualties, it added.
The corporate didn’t say the place the facility plant was positioned, however Dnipro’s water utility firm mentioned on Telegram that “resulting from energy outages” water provide had been partially suspended and Ukrainian media retailers mentioned an influence plant in Dnipro was hit.
Regional governor Serhiy Lysak mentioned vitality infrastructure had been hit, however gave no additional particulars. He mentioned 10 drones have been destroyed over town.
Dnipro mayor Borys Filatov mentioned authorities have been closing colleges in a single neighbourhood and evacuating at the least one hospital forward of an anticipated chilly snap that might pressure the vitality grid.
Reuters was not capable of independently confirm the reviews. There was no instant response from Russia’s defence ministry to a request for remark.
Each Russia and Ukraine have elevated their air assaults away from the entrance line in current months, concentrating on one another’s crucial vitality, army and transport infrastructure.
