Death toll rises following russia's missile strike on high-rise building in Dnipro
Dnipro rescuers continue to find more dead bodies under the rubble of the residential building struck by russia's rocket. The number of victims killed has increased to 35 people.
Valentyn Reznichenko, the head of the Dnipropetrovsk regional military administration, reported this on Telegram.
"At night, rescuers retrieved several more dead from the rubble of a high-rise building destroyed by a russian missile. At this time, the enemy attack took the lives of 35 residents. Among them are two children," the post reads.
The fate of another 35 residents of the building is unknown. The search for people under the rubble continues.
Earlier, the Rubryka reporter reported from the scene that 39 people were rescued, and 75 were injured. The death toll rose to 30. Among the wounded are 14 children.
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On January 14, the russian army struck a high-rise building in Dnipro with a Kh-22 missile designed to destroy aircraft carrier groups at sea.
The Prosecutor General's Office said that the Kh-22 missile that hit a high-rise building in Dnipro on January 14 could only be launched by one unit of the russian federation's army. This is the 52nd Guards Bomber Aviation Regiment.
The Prosecutor General's Office emphasized that there were no military targets around the place where the russian missile struck.
The commander of the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Lieutenant General Mykola Oleshchuk, said that Ukraine's Defense Forces do not have firepower capable of shooting down Kh-22 missiles.
According to the deputy head of the President's Office, Kyrylo Tymoshenko, a russian rocket struck the building, which had 16 sections and was home to about 1,700 residents. The entire house has no electricity, gas, or windows.
"There are 72 apartments in the destroyed section. According to the information from the residence registrations, these are 100-200 people (about 50 children). These are scary numbers that the rescuers are aiming for when clearing the rubble. More than 1,000 people need to be provided with housing," he said.
As Rubryka reported, a three-day mourning period was announced in Dnipro from January 15 for those killed due to a russian missile attack on a residential high-rise building, the Dnipro City Council reported.
The rescue operation continues for almost 40 hours. According to preliminary information, 72 apartments were destroyed. More than 230 were damaged.
Natalia Babchenko, the adviser to the head of the Dnipropetrovsk regional military administration, said at the telethon that 30 to 40 people could still be under the rubble.
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