Russian missiles and drones hit Dnipro in eastern Ukraine in daytime raid that kills five people – WJBF

ILLIA NOVIKOV, Associated Press

15 minutes ago

In this photo released by the Dnipro Regional Administration, rescue workers work at the scene of a building damaged during a Russian missile attack in Dnipro, Ukraine, Wednesday, July 3, 2024. (Dnipro Regional Administration via AP)

KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — A Russian missile and drone attack on the eastern Ukrainian city of Dnipro killed five civilians and wounded 47 others, including a 14-year-old girl, authorities said Wednesday.

The explosions shattered some windows at a shopping mall and rained shrapnel onto the street, photos released by local authorities show. Mayor Borys Filatov said the daytime attack also shattered the windows of two schools and three kindergartens. Debris hit the intensive care unit of a children’s hospital and a fire broke out at another hospital.

A video posted on social media by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy shows a rocket leaving a trail of fire across buildings in Ukraine’s fourth-largest city, with debris being thrown into the air by the impact.

The war, which has now been going on for three years since Russia invaded its neighbouring country, has claimed the lives of more than 10,000 civilians and injured around 20,000 others, according to the United Nations.

In the Kharkiv region in the northeast, the village council building was hit by Russian artillery shelling, killing one person and wounding two others, said regional head Oleh Suniehubov.

Elsewhere in the region, a Russian glide bomb hit a residential building in the village of Ruska Lozova, injuring at least two people. Others may be trapped under rubble, Syniehubov said.

In addition, Ukraine received $2.2 billion from the International Monetary Fund under an ongoing credit facility on Wednesday, Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal announced.

The loan program provides for the disbursement of $16 billion, but before the individual parts are released, Ukraine must pass an IMF review of its progress on key economic and fiscal goals.

The new funds would be used, among other things, for social benefits and the salaries of doctors and teachers, Shmyhal said.

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