Russia carries out nearly 20 drone attacks on Dnipro region, injuring two people
Russian forces carried out nearly 20 drone attacks on Dnipro and other parts of Dnipropetrovshchina overnight. A 35-year-old man was injured and hospitalized after an attack on an industrial facility in Dnipro, while a 15-year-old girl was reportedly injured in Pavlohrad. Industrial, residential, public and transport infrastructure was damaged, and fires were reported.
Key points
- Nearly 20 drone attacks were reported in Dnipropetrovshchina as of 07:30 on October 29.
- A 35-year-old man was injured and hospitalized after a strike on an industrial facility in Dnipro.
- A 15-year-old girl was reportedly injured in Pavlohrad.
- Attacks affected Dnipro and hromadas in the Nikoapol and Synelnykiv districts.
- An administrative building, infrastructure and an apartment building were damaged in the Nikoapol district.
- A truck was damaged and caught fire in the Petropavlivska hromada.
- A fire also broke out at the industrial facility struck in Dnipro.
Why it matters
The attacks injured two people, including a hospitalized 35-year-old man and a reportedly injured 15-year-old girl. They also damaged industrial facilities, administrative and residential buildings, infrastructure and a truck across three districts of Dnipropetrovshchina, with fires reported in Dnipro and the Petropavlivska hromada.
What happened
Russian forces launched nearly 20 drone attacks on Dnipro and Dnipropetrovshchina in the evening of October 28. In Dnipro, a strike hit an industrial facility, causing a fire and injuring a 35-year-old man, who was hospitalized. A 15-year-old girl was reportedly injured in Pavlohrad. In the Nikoapol district, attacks hit Nikopol, Marhanetska, Chervonohorivska and Myrivska hromadas, damaging an administrative building, infrastructure and an apartment building. In the Synelnykiv district, a drone struck in the Petropavlivska hromada, damaging a truck and causing a fire. The total number of attacks was reported as of 07:30 on October 29.
How Ukrainian sources describe it
Ukrainian coverage identifies Russia as the attacking party and focuses on the number of strikes, the affected districts and hromadas, damaged sites, fires and casualties. The reports highlight the hospitalization of the 35-year-old man injured at an industrial facility in Dnipro and also report the injury of a 15-year-old girl in Pavlohrad.
Background
The attacks occurred in the evening of October 28. As of 07:30 on October 29, the reported strikes affected Dnipro, four hromadas in the Nikoapol district and the Petropavlivska hromada in the Synelnykiv district.