At least one dead, 15 injured in attack on Dnipro medical facility – ZelenskiyVolodymyr Zelenskiy has announced that one person has been killed and 15 injured in a Russian attack this morning on a medical facility in the city of Dnipro.
In his message, Ukraine’s president said:
Russian terrorists once again confirm their status of fighters against everything humane and honest.
A rocket attack on a clinic in the city of Dnipro. As of now, one person was killed and 15 were wounded. The shelling aftermath is being eliminated and the victims are being rescued. All necessary services are involved.
My condolences to the family of the deceased.
We must defeat these inhumans irrevocably and as soon as possible. Because our time is our people. And our people are the most precious thing in Ukraine.
Dnipro had been subjected to overnight attacks. Ukrainian forces claimed to have shot down 10 missiles and 25 drones sent into their territory by Russia.
Unverified footage from the scene at the clinic is being circulated on social media, which shows injured people among the rubble.
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Two children under seven among wounded in strike on Dnipro medical facility – governorDnipropetrovsk governor Serhiy Lysak has posted again to Telegram to give more details on the injuries in Dnipro.
Two children are among the wounded in Dnipro. Boys three and six years old. Both are hospitalised. Doctors assess their condition as moderate. 11 adults were also hospitalised. Two are “heavy”.
Serhiy Lysak has shared images from the scene of the attack on the medical facility in Dnipro and stated that two children are among the injured. The governor of Dnipropetrovsk oblast said:
One dead. 15 injured. Among them are two children. The rescue of the victims continues. These are preliminary data on the consequences of a missile attack on the Dnipro. Two buildings were struck. In total, the fire covered 500 sq metres. Rescuers are now putting out the fires. All services are at the place of “arrival”.
A view of a medical facility struck in Dnipro released by the regional governor Serhiy Lysak Photograph: TelegramThe claims have not been independently verified.
Here is one of the video clips being circulated by Ukrainian officials from the scene at the medical facility in Dnipro which has been struck this morning, killing at least one person and injuring 15 others.
⚡️Zelensky: 1 killed, 15 injured in Russian strike on clinic in Dnipro.
According to President Volodymyr Zelensky, the rescue operation is ongoing at the site of the missile strike that Russian forces launched on the morning of May 26.
Video: President’s Office pic.twitter.com/AWoJfZa1J1
— The Kyiv Independent (@KyivIndependent) May 26, 2023 At least one dead, 15 injured in attack on Dnipro medical facility – ZelenskiyVolodymyr Zelenskiy has announced that one person has been killed and 15 injured in a Russian attack this morning on a medical facility in the city of Dnipro.
In his message, Ukraine’s president said:
Russian terrorists once again confirm their status of fighters against everything humane and honest.
A rocket attack on a clinic in the city of Dnipro. As of now, one person was killed and 15 were wounded. The shelling aftermath is being eliminated and the victims are being rescued. All necessary services are involved.
My condolences to the family of the deceased.
We must defeat these inhumans irrevocably and as soon as possible. Because our time is our people. And our people are the most precious thing in Ukraine.
Dnipro had been subjected to overnight attacks. Ukrainian forces claimed to have shot down 10 missiles and 25 drones sent into their territory by Russia.
Unverified footage from the scene at the clinic is being circulated on social media, which shows injured people among the rubble.
Denis Pushilin, the Russian-imposed leader of the occupied Donetsk region, has said the city of Donetsk has come under fire from Ukrainian forces. He reported on Telegram:
The enemy is subjecting Donetsk to increased shelling. At 9am, the Kalininskyi district of the city was attacked from the American Himars systems. As a result, a young woman died and another was injured.
Half an hour later, the same square was attacked again with the same weapons – at the moment when journalists, rescuers and other response services were working at the scene of the shelling.
In the Kalininskyi district of Donetsk, as a result of shelling, two hospitals, a gas station and a research institute building were damaged.
I ask the residents of Donetsk not to move through the streets unless absolutely necessary.
The claims have not been independently verified.
Donetsk is one of four Ukrainian regions which the Russian Federation claimed to annex last year, despite only partially occupying the territory. Pushilin was formerly head of the self-declared and chiefly unrecognised Donetsk People’s Republic, and is the Russian Federation’s appointed acting governor in the region.
Ukrainian authorities are stating that a hospital in the city of Dnipro has been hit, and that there are casualties. The air alert in Dnipropetrovsk has been reinstated.
‼️Російські терористи вдарили по медзакладу у Дніпрі, є постраждалі.
— Andriy Yermak (@AndriyYermak) May 26, 2023 More details soon …
Russia’s deputy security council chair, Dmitry Medvedev, said on Friday that negotiations with Ukraine were “impossible” as long as Volodymyr Zelenskiy was in power, the Tass news agency reported.
“Everything always ends in negotiations, and this is inevitable, but as long as these people are in power, the situation for Russia will not change in terms of negotiations,” Reuters reported Medvedev was quoted as saying.
Ukraine has previously ruled out negotiating with Russia while Vladimir Putin remained in power, but has proposed a 10-point peace plan and willingness to take part in an international peace conference in the summer. [See 8.10am BST]
China hopes the Black Sea grain initiative deal can be implemented in a balanced and comprehensive manner, and wants to cooperate on global food security, foreign ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said on Friday, Reuters reports.
Russia signalled on Thursday that if demands to improve its grain and fertiliser exports are not met then it will not extend the deal beyond 17 July.
Russia has repeatedly complained that western sanctions on sectors such as banking and insurance prevent it exporting agricultural goods. Ukraine has complained that Russia is holding up the current inspection regime, effectively preventing Pivdennyi port from operating.
The air alert in Dnipropetrovsk region has been lifted.
Suspilne, Ukraine’s state broadcaster, reports that its correspondents can hear explosions in Dnipro. An air alert has been declared in Dnipropetrovsk region, where the city is situated.
More details soon …